ADP: US Private Sector Job Growth Slowed in Early July
U.S. private employers added an average of 16,500 jobs per week during the four weeks ending July 4, 2026. The pace of hiring has decreased for the fourth consecutive week.
ROSELAND, N.J. – U.S. private sector employers added an average of 16,500 jobs per week during the four-week period ending July 4, 2026, according to preliminary data from the NER Pulse, a weekly update to the ADP National Employment Report.
The hiring pace has now slowed for four straight weeks, suggesting a continued cooling or normalization in the labor market following a period of expansion. These figures are preliminary estimates and are subject to revision as more data becomes available.
The NER Pulse is based on ADP's analysis of granular, real-time employment data. The report provides a week-over-week change in employment using a four-week moving average. ADP Research, in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, produces the report.
In the preceding week, ending June 27, 2026, the average job creation was 19,250 jobs per week. The week prior to that, ending June 20, 2026, saw an addition of 21,000 jobs weekly, indicating a clear deceleration from significantly higher figures in earlier weeks.