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January 27, 2026

Thinking small

It was an eventful week at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. And behind the global headlines, I witnessed a part of the economy that often goes overlooked at these big events: small business
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Diagram depicting the structure of ADP skills ontology
Diagram depicting the structure of ADP skills ontology

February 6, 2025

What’s in a name?

by Tim Decker

If it’s a job title, a lot. We built a tool that plumbs the deep reservoir of skills connected to thousands of job titles.
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December 5, 2024

(In)action

by Tim Decker

We tracked the month-to-month inactivity of the workforce, looking at the gaps between major events that keep HR professionals busy.
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November 20, 2024

The workforce that roared

by Liv Wang

Leisure and hospitality workers have emerged as pay winners since the pandemic.
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November 14, 2024

High-paying jobs? They’re a dime a dozen

by Issi Romem, Ph.D.

More than a million people in the United States earn $500,000 or more, and they might be closer to home than you think.
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September 10, 2024

Wage garnishments were on the rise. Then the pandemic hit.

by Jeff Nezaj

Wage garnishments have been falling, and half of that trend is due to a drop in student loan debt garnishments.
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August 21, 2024

The hottest U.S. labor markets

by Liv Wang

We found five cities with a good balance of pay increases, hiring, and new-hire wages.
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July 19, 2024

Finding a job has gotten harder, especially for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree

by Ben Hanowell

It’s getting more difficult for workers with college degrees to land a job that aligns with their education.
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July 7, 2024

Managerial promotion rates cool to their pre-pandemic level

by Ben Hanowell

We measure promotion trends using ADP data representing more than 50 million people working at more than 96,000 U.S. employers.
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