The latest data show that employment in the private sector slid last month, a troubling sign that will be harder to parse because the government shutdown means other job-market indicators aren’t ...

Companies in the private sector lost 32,000 jobs in September, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday. The figure is below economists’ estimates of a gain of 50,000 jobs. The prior month's ...

U.S. job growth moderated in September but remained solid, as a rush of hiring at bars and restaurants helped to offset payroll losses in the government and financial activities sector. Employers ...

Earlier this week, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported an unexpected loss of 32,000 private-sector jobs in its September payroll report, missing analyst estimates and sparking stronger ...