Ignoring predictions of a February hiring slowdown, U.S. employers added a robust 295,000 new workers to their payrolls, bringing down the unemployment … Read more
ADP Report: Private Employers Added 212K Jobs in February
Whether it was the brutal weather, fewer work days, or other causes, private employers added the fewest new jobs in February since last May. ADP’s … Read more
Jobs, Wages Up More Than Expected in January
Taking a breather from the torrid pace of hiring in November and December, which added three-quarters of a million jobs to the economy, employers created … Read more
Energy Industry Slowdown Dampens January Hiring
After adding a hefty 253,000 jobs in December, private employers slowed their hiring in the first month of the year, adding an estimated 213,000 jobs in … Read more
Employers Forecast to Increase Use of Temp Agencies By 10.5%
Staffing agency employment has been among the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy for the last several years. Since the recession’s official … Read more
Year Ends With Strong Jobs Growth But Economists Worry About Pay
Capping the end of the strongest 12 months of U.S. job growth since well before the recession, employers added 252,000 jobs in December as the unemployment … Read more
2014 Ends With Strong Job Growth as Private Sector Adds 241k Jobs
2014 ended on a strong note with private employers in the U.S. adding 241,000 new jobs. It’s the fourth consecutive month that ADP’s National … Read more
The Labor Market’s Better, But Not Yet Out of the Woods
After years of sluggish and uneven employment growth, 2014 marked a crucial year in the U.S. economy. Hiring has quickened its pace enough to help shift … Read more
November Surprise: 321k Jobs and Higher Pay
Economists were expecting November’s job growth to be about average, right around 220,000. Instead, the U.S. Labor Department this morning said … Read more
November’s 208K New Jobs to Put Pressure on Wages
Private sector employers added 208,000 jobs in November, the seventh time this year that job growth has topped 200,000. The report from HR services and … Read more
Fed Bank Says Worker Shortages Putting Pressure On Pay
Reports from the Federal Reserve say shortages of skilled workers in a variety of trades are showing up here and there across the U.S., putting upward … Read more
Time to Fill Lengthens Again
On the heels of a survey finding that a quarter of all employers plan to add temporary staff this quarter comes a forecast that temp agency staffing will … Read more
As More Employers Plan Hires, Recruiting Workers Will Get Harder Still
In what could be the strongest finish since before the recession, an increasing number of employers say they intend to hire full-time permanent workers … Read more
September Adds 248K New Jobs as Unemployment Dips to 6-Year Low
Propelled by strong hiring across a range of occupations and industries, September saw 248,000 new jobs added to the economy, which helped drive down … Read more
Encouraging ADP Report May Foreshadow Strong Government Numbers
With the announcement this morning that September’s private company payrolls grew by 213,000, economists are optimistic it foreshadows an … Read more
Your Best Candidates Might Be Searching for Part-time Jobs
Looking for STEM talent? Struggling with a skills gap? Your best candidates might be searching for part-time jobs. You see, popular coverage of the role of … Read more
August’s 142,000 Jobs Is Weakest Growth This Year
Even taking into account the usual summer hiring slowdown, this morning’s jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department can only be called surprising. … Read more
August Job Growth Slows; Just a Summer Dip?
The hand-wringing over today’s ADP private employment report should not be taken as evidence of any kind of sudden reversal of hiring. The 204,000 … Read more
July Job Gains Top 200K for 6th Straight Month
For the sixth consecutive month, the U.S. added more than 200,000 new jobs, a streak not seen since 1997. Data from the U.S. government’s Bureau of … Read more
Jobs Growth Slows in July, But Job Boards Don’t
Doubters may be questioning the strength of the U.S. jobs recovery after Wednesday’s announcement by ADP that 218,000 private sector jobs were … Read more