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ADP US National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 21, 2026
For the four weeks ending February 21, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 15,500 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER). Employment gains held steady into late February after five straight weeks of strengthening. These numbers are preliminary and could change as new data is added. table 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 two-week lag to allow for ... (full story)