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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. shed an average of 11,250 private-sector jobs a week in the four weeks ended Oct. 25, ADP said. The payroll processor said the data suggested “the labor market struggled to produce jobs ...

Private companies added just 42,000 jobs October, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday, a fresh datapoint that highlights continued tightness in the labor market but one that is better than some ...

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 ...

This is my latest article where I provide predictions of upcoming dividend increases from companies with long-term dividend growth histories. The pattern of modest dividend increases continues, with ...

Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ADP) stock slid on Wednesday after it reported fiscal first-quarter results. The company reported quarterly revenues of $5.18 billion, beating the analyst ...