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ADP Launches Weekly Jobs Gauge, First Reading Shows 14,250 Added Per Week

The new four-week average aims to bridge the shutdown data gap and will be revised once official reports resume.

Overview

  • ADP’s preliminary series reports a four-week moving average of private payroll changes with a two-week lag, published each Tuesday.
  • The inaugural reading covers the four weeks ending Oct. 11 and implies roughly 55,000 net private jobs over that span.
  • ADP says the weekly gauge differs methodologically from its National Employment Report and will be updated when the monthly release returns.
  • The latest read points to a rebound versus ADP’s September estimate of a 32,000 decline in private payrolls.
  • Some coverage flagged confusion over whether 14,250 refers to a weekly average or a four-week total, highlighting interpretation risks.