For the four weeks ending January 24, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 6,500 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER). Job gains edged up from the previous week. These numbers are preliminary and could change as new data is added. This week's NER Pulse reflects our January benchmark to March 2025 QCEW data. The NER Pulse is an estimate of the week-over-week change in employment based on a four-week moving average. These estimates are based on ADP's finely tuned, high-frequency data. The data is seasonally adjusted and have a ... (full story)