The pay gap is (still) getting bigger
We took another look at the pay differential that separates the top and bottom private-sector earners. The news isn’t good.
May 12, 2026
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NER Pulse: Hiring slowed for the second week
Education and health services led the slowdown.
October 27, 2026Filter by:
The power of mom-and-pops
So far this year, they’ve been responsible for the bulk of U.S. private-sector job creation.
April 28, 2026
The rise – and rise – of knowledge work
Last month, we gave you some surprising facts about the health care sector. This week, we turn our attention to knowledge work.
April 21, 2026
What small employers are telling us about the labor market
Sometimes a single number can capture a major trend. In March, organizations with fewer than 50 employees reported the lowest turnover they’ve had in the nine years we’ve tracked the data.
April 14, 2026
Is your job safe?
When our Global Workforce Survey asked that question of more than 39,000 workers across the world, only 1 in 4 said yes. The rest were less confident about their employment status.
April 7, 2026
Health care is reshaping the labor market
These days, health care is about more than caring for patients. In the past two years, this service industry has become the biggest creator of U.S. jobs.
March 24, 2026
Hiring slowed in late February
U.S. private employers added an average of 9,000 jobs a week for the four weeks ending February 28. After several weeks of strengthening, hiring took a step back at the end of the month.
March 17, 2026
Private canaries
International organizations and non-U.S. statistical agencies have long used private-sector data to learn more about the economy.
March 10, 2026
What happened to labor market dynamism?
In economics, markets are defined by their price and quantity. The quantity of jobs and the price of those jobs are telling us something.
February 24, 2026
Nela Richardson, Ph.D.
Chief Economist, ESG Officer, and head of ADP Research
Dr. Nela Richardson is chief economist and ESG officer for ADP Inc. She also leads the independent team at ADP Research, which provides reliable and timely data-driven discovery for use by the public, business leaders, and policymakers.