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ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate November 29, 2025
ROSELAND, N.J., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending November 29, 2025, U.S. private employers added an average of 16,250 jobs per week,
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[{"type":"text","content":"ROSELAND, N.J., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending November 29, 2025, U.S. private employers added an average of 16,250 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER). This continued strengthening during the second half of November signals a potential rebound in hiring after four weeks of job losses. These numbers are preliminary and could change as new data is added.Week ending Change (Four-week moving average, seasonally adjusted)11/29/2516,25011/22/252,75011/15/25-9,25011/8/25-12,00011/1/25-7,25010/25/25-4,75010/18/2511,50010/11/2510,25010/4/254,2509/27/2511,7509/20/25-7,7509/13/25-9,500The NER Pulse is an estimate of the week-over-week change in employment based on a four-week moving average. These estimates are based on ADP's finely tuned, high-frequency data. The data are seasonally adjusted and have a two-week lag to allow for more complete and accurate estimates of real-time employment trends.The NER Pulse, including 12 weeks of historical data, publishes every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. ET, except weeks when ADP Research publishes the monthly National Employment Report which is built on a reference week that includes the 12th day of the month. The press release is available Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m. ET in the ADP Media Center. The NER Pulse is also available shortly after 8:15 a.m. ET on release days at ADP Research and in Main Street Macro.The NER Pulse will not publish December 30, 2025 because the week ending December 13, 2025 corresponds to the reference week of the monthly National Employment Report.The next NER Pulse will be released January 12, 2026.The ADP National Employment Report and the NER Pulse are produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.About ADP Research The mission of ADP Research is to make the future of work more productive through data-driven discovery. Companies, workers, and policy makers rely on our finely tuned data and unique perspective to make informed decisions that impact workplaces around the world.To subscribe to monthly email alerts or obtain additional information about ADP Research, including employment and pay data, methodology, and a calendar of release dates, please visit https://www.adpresearch.com.About ADP (NASDAQ: ADP)ADP has been shaping the world of work with innov...