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BaronChocula

(3,760 posts)
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:14 PM Nov 7

The US economy added 42,000 private-sector jobs last month, more than expected

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Source: CNN

Private-sector job creation bounced back in October, according to a snapshot of the labor market that has become more closely watched in the absence of official federal jobs data.

Payroll processing company ADP on Wednesday estimated that private-sector businesses added an estimated 42,000 jobs last month, a swing into positive territory after back-to-back months of job losses.

“That recovery is tepid, and it is not broad-based,” Nela Richardson, ADP’s chief economist, said during a call with reporters on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/economy/us-jobs-private-sector-adp-october



I think calling this a "recovery" after two miserable reports is like putting cologne on a turd. We could see these numbers revised down in the future as bad as things are.
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The US economy added 42,000 private-sector jobs last month, more than expected (Original Post) BaronChocula Nov 7 OP
The numbers coming out less than one month after the fact are notoriously unreliable AZJonnie Nov 7 #1
Dupe, also, old news, far older than the 12 hour limit. progree Nov 7 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Nov 7 #3
Does that report count ICE hires? 3825-87867 Nov 7 #4
Locking LBN dupe. Lasher Nov 7 #5

AZJonnie

(2,291 posts)
1. The numbers coming out less than one month after the fact are notoriously unreliable
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:19 PM
Nov 7

Also wouldn't put it past the regime to lean on ADP to produce happy-sounding numbers. Thugs that they are, they lean on everyone. Right out in the open in some cases. Who knows how often they do it without the public finding out, but probably a LOT more than we know of

progree

(12,548 posts)
2. Dupe, also, old news, far older than the 12 hour limit.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:23 PM
Nov 7

Response to BaronChocula (Original post)

3825-87867

(1,716 posts)
4. Does that report count ICE hires?
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:31 PM
Nov 7

And if so, when were they hired?

Lasher

(29,281 posts)
5. Locking LBN dupe.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:35 PM
Nov 7

Please continue discussion in this earlier thread.

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