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December ADP US Private Payrolls Rise Less Than Expected Ahead of BLS Data

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 01/07/26 08:24 AM EST

08:24 AM EST, 01/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- ADP's monthly measure of private payrolls showed a 41,000 increase in December, below expectations compiled by Bloomberg for an increase of 50,000.

The December gain followed an upwardly-revised 29,000 jobs decrease in November.

By sector, goods-producing jobs fell by 3,000, while service-providing jobs were up 44,000, education and health services jobs up 39,000.

"Small establishments recovered from November job losses with positive end-of-year hiring, even as large employers pulled back," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP.

Median pay growth rose 4.4% at an annual rate in December for job-stayers, the same as in November and was up 6.6% for job-changers, up from 6.3% in November, ADP reported.

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