US private employers added an average of 9,000 jobs per week in the four weeks ending February 28, 2026, a notable decline from the revised 14,750 jobs per week in the prior period, according to the ADP Research Institute. The slowdown marks a setback in hiring momentum after several weeks of improvement. source: Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

ADP Employment Change Weekly in the United States decreased to 9 Thousand in February 28 from 14.75 Thousand in the previous week. ADP Employment Change Weekly in the United States averaged 6.55 Thousand from 2025 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20.00 Thousand in November of 2025 and a record low of -11.75 Thousand in November of 2025. United States Adp Employment Change Weekly - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-10 12:15 PM
ADP Employment Change Weekly
15.5K 12.75K
2026-03-17 12:15 PM
ADP Employment Change Weekly
9K 14.75K
2026-03-24 12:15 PM
ADP Employment Change Weekly
9K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ADP Employment Change 63.00 11.00 Thousand Feb 2026
ADP Employment Change – Large Firms 10.00 -19.00 Thousand Feb 2026
ADP Employment Change – Mid-Sized Firms -7.00 29.00 Thousand Feb 2026
ADP Employment Change – Small Firms 60.00 1.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 48307.00 108435.00 Persons Feb 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private -86.00 146.00 Thousand Feb 2026


United States Adp Employment Change Weekly
The preliminary estimate of the ADP National Employment Report reflects weekly changes in private employment and includes a four-week moving average of total private employment variation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.00 14.75 20.00 -11.75 2025 - 2026 Thousand Weekly

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