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ADP chief economist Dr. Nela Richardson gives her take on what’s happening in the labor market and the broader economy. 

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Education and health services led the slowdown.

October 27, 2026

Economic news has been dominated by two T words this year: Technology and tariffs. But there’s another T word that promises to have a far greater impact on the job market and inflation: Turnover.

February 25, 2025

The other T word, part 1

The U.S. workforce is aging. What does that mean for the economy?

January 27, 2025

The Age of Work

Job data is important. Worker productivity is equally so, it's just more difficult to measure.

January 13, 2025

Skills opportunity

Any word of the year aims to capture society’s zeitgeist. .I’ve come up with my own for 2024.

December 16, 2024

Word of the year

Combine robust hiring, rising unemployment, and accelerated wage growth, and what do you get?

December 9, 2024

Labor market riddle

About 20 percent of annual retail sales are wrapped up in the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

November 25, 2024

Holiday shopping
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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. 

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