Job growth in the private sector slid last month, which will likely bolster support for another interest-rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next week.

Private-sector employers in the U.S. cut 32,000 jobs in November, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday, a surprise drop that could firm up expectations of an interest rate cut next week. Forecasts had ...

Companies in the private sector lost 32,000 jobs in November, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday. The figure is below economists’ estimates of a gain of 10,000 jobs. The prior month's payrolls ...

US companies shed payrolls in November by the most since early 2023, adding to concerns about a more pronounced weakening in the labor market. Private-sector payrolls decreased by 32,000, according to ...

Private employers in the United States shed 32,000 jobs in November, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting to see an increase of 40,000. ADP chief ...

Data from ADP, a payroll processor, is getting added attention because of delays in official statistics caused by the government shutdown. By Ben Casselman When the flow of official data ran dry ...

Small businesses are starting to crack amid a weakening economy, rising costs and fickle consumers; and they drove job losses in the US private sector in November, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday ...

Privately run businesses created 42,000 new jobs in October — the first increase in three months — in a possible sign of stabilization in a weakening U.S. labor market. “The recovery [in hiring] is ...

October delivered a much-needed pickup in private-sector hiring after months of erosion, but the recovery is still fairly tepid and many sectors remain moribund. It may be enough of a concern to keep ...

The ongoing shutdown of major pieces of the federal government has meant missed paychecks for federal workers, no new loans from the Small Business Administration, no giant panda cam from the National ...

Private-sector job creation bounced back in October, according to a snapshot of the labor market that has become more closely watched in the absence of official federal jobs data. Payroll processing ...