ADP US National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for May 2, 2026

From prnewswire.com

For the four weeks ending May 2, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 42,250 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER). Hiring strengthened for the second week in a row. 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 more complete and accurate estimates of ... (full story)