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ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for May 2, 2026
For the four weeks ending May 2, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 42,250 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER).
About this update from Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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