US Private Hiring Slows for Second Straight Week in October
ADP data shows private employers added an average of 16,750 jobs per week through Oct. 10, marking a continued deceleration in hiring.
U.S. private sector job creation continued to lose momentum in early October, with employers adding an average of 16,750 positions per week during the four weeks ending October 10, 2026, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly supplement to the ADP National Employment Report.
The slowdown marked the second consecutive week of deceleration in private payroll growth, a trend that analysts may interpret as a signal of cooling labor demand heading into the final quarter of the year.
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The NER Pulse, produced by ADP and based in Roseland, N.J., provides a higher-frequency window into employment conditions between the monthly ADP National Employment Report releases, allowing economists and market participants to track shifts in hiring momentum in near real time.
A sustained pullback in weekly hiring figures could draw attention from Federal Reserve policymakers monitoring labor market conditions as part of their broader assessment of economic activity and inflation pressures, though the ADP data represents private-sector payrolls only and does not capture government employment.
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