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Macroeconomic Factors Impact

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC · 2026-08-19 · Importance 17 · Surprise 24

ADP’s National Employment Report preliminary estimate indicated that U.S. private employers added an average of 9,500 jobs per week during the four weeks ended August 1, 2026. This marked the first increase following seven consecutive weeks of decline, suggesting a possible pause in deterioration of the U.S. labor market. The NER Pulse figures are preliminary, based on a four-week moving average, and produced by ADP Research with Stanford Digital Economy Lab collaboration, so they may be revised as additional data becomes available.

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