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Three data trends help explain where the U.S. economy stands today: Wage growth is stuck below the rate of inflation, entrepreneurs are continuing to launch businesses at an impressive pace, and unemployed workers are taking longer to find their next job. Together, these signals point to an economy that’s relying on productivity, innovation, and business formation to drive growth. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #economy #productivity #labormarket
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For the four weeks ending October 3, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 18,500 jobs a week. Hiring decelerated from the previous week. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #economy
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Economies benefit when a large share of the population is working, earning, and investing. To capitalize on these opportunities, Mumbai must expand education, create high-quality jobs, bring more women into its massive workforce. We visit India’s financial capital in the final installment of our series on The Age of Work, in partnership with @Marketplace. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #economy #demographics #labormarket
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For the four weeks ending September 26, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 24,750 jobs a week. Hiring slowed for the first time in eight weeks. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #economy
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Base pay for job-stayers in Canada increased 3.0 percent year-over-year in September. Pay for job- changers rose 5.6 percent. The ADP Canada Pay Insights report is live. payinsights.adp.com/canada #pay #economy
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Average weekly hours worked are rising and year-over-year gross pay growth is accelerating as overtime picks up. It all points to economic strength, right? Well, you might be surprised to learn which sector we’re talking about. Get the full story in this week’s Main Street Macro. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #manufacturing #overtime
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Manufacturing hiring has been modest, but that’s not the full story of this all-important sector. This week’s Main Street Macro looks beyond headcount to show that factory workers are putting in more overtime, landing bigger pay increases, and seeing strong growth in total earnings. In short, the manufacturing economy might be stronger than the employment data suggests. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #manufacturing #overtime
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For the four weeks ending September 19, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 23,750 jobs a week. Hiring accelerated for the fifth week. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #manufacturing #overtime
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Private employers posted 90,000 jobs in September. Hiring accelerated for the first time since May, led by education and health care and leisure and hospitality. Financial activities and professional and business services showed weakness. The ADP National Employment Report is live. adpemploymentreport.com/ #jobs #labormarket
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Base pay growth for all private-sector workers in the United States was little changed in September at 3.2 percent year over year. Base pay rose 3.0 percent for job-stayers and 4.8 percent for job-changers. The ADP Pay Insights report is live. payinsights.adp.com/ #pay
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Private employers posted 90,000 jobs in September. Hiring accelerated for the first time since May, led by education and health care and leisure and hospitality. Financial activities and professional and business services showed weakness. The ADP National Employment Report is live. adpemploymentreport.com/ #jobs #labormarket
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This week’s Main Street Macro offers a short history lesson on the lackluster productivity of the 1970s and the go-go years of the technology-fueled 2000s. This look back might tell us something about what’s ahead for the economy and AI. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #AI #productivity
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The ADP Research Employee Motivation and Commitment Index improved for the first time in five months, but sentiment among workers in real estate posted its worst showing in more than three years. adpresearch.com/research/emp… #labormarket #realestate #housing
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Workers in maker occupations earn nearly 5 times the overtime pay earned by people in other occupations, @ADP data shows. ADP chief economist @NelaRichardson and director of People Analytics Ben Hanowell contributed to a new white paper from the @wef that aims to advance the global conversation on skills, productivity, and the future of work. Learn more at weforum.org/publications/new… #FutureOfWork #Skills #WEF
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The global #economic outlook is stabilizing, but uncertainty remains. The September 2026 Chief Economists Outlook finds that 56% of surveyed chief economists expect global conditions to remain unchanged or strengthen over the next 12 months, up from just 11% in May. AI is a major source of optimism, while geopolitical conflict, cost-of-living pressures and rising geoeconomic fragmentation remain key concerns. Explore the latest outlook: weforum.org/publications/chi…
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Employment for young workers in AI-exposed jobs slowed in August, marking 35 straight months of contraction, according to new data from @DigEconLab and ADP Research. adpresearch.com/research/can… #AI #labormarket
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Long-distance work became commonplace in the wake of the pandemic. But some industries were better suited than others to adapt to the trend. In our latest research, we show where long-distance work stuck, and where it didn’t — or couldn’t. Get the ranking in the latest issue of Today at Work. adpresearch.com/today-at-wor… #remotework #distancework #labormarket
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Productivity is more than just a collection of inputs and outputs. It has a secret sauce. To fully understand how the economy’s newest ingredient – AI – is changing the recipe, we need to pay close attention to employment, wages, and the everyday tasks that define work. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #AI #productivity
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For the four weeks ending September 5, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 20,000 jobs a week. Hiring accelerated for the third week. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket #economy
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Home prices are at all-time highs, but job sentiment among real estate professionals is at a three-year low. Why? Well, you don’t always bring work home. Sometimes you bring home – and the economy – to work. Get @NelaRichardson's analysis and links to all our worker sentiment data in this week’s Main Street Macro. adpresearch.com/main-street-… #labormarket
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