How representative is ADP employment data?
As private-sector data takes on more importance, it’s essential to understand its size and scope.
Erik Brynjolfsson, Ph.D. • Nela Richardson, Ph.D.
October 30, 2025
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Bias in data
Bias is found wherever measurements are made and wherever people apply judgments.
Tim Decker
September 10, 2025
How we investigated the impact of student loans
With interest on student loan debt again accruing, we added new items to our monthly survey.
Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup
November 14, 2023
Today at Work: Promotion impact analysis
We examine employee motivation and commitment.
Ben Hanowell
September 6, 2023
How we built the Employee Motivation and Commitment Index
ADP Research has been surveying workers for more than a decade..
Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup
September 6, 2023
When using AI to predict pay, context matters
We built an algorithm to predict wages from job titles, exposing promises and pitfalls.
Tim Decker • Ben Hanowell
June 29, 2023