On Tuesday, January 20, data from the ADP Research Institute's NER Pulse weekly employment report indicated that over the four weeks ending December 27, 2025, U.S. private employers added an average of 8,000 jobs per week, a decrease from the previous week's figure of 11,750.

The data suggests a slight deceleration in hiring momentum during the final week of 2025. It is important to note that these figures are preliminary and may be subject to revision as additional data becomes available.

Recent data reveals that after a brief period of weakness in mid-November, the U.S. private sector job market has shown signs of stabilization and recovery. On a weekly basis, employment growth has only moderated slightly, indicating that the overall trend remains resilient.

Statistics released by ADP Research on January 7th showed that U.S. private sector employment increased by 41,000 in December. Although this growth was slightly below the economist consensus forecast of 50,000 from a Bloomberg survey, it successfully reversed the declining trend from the previous month (the November figure was revised upward from -32,000 to -29,000).

NER Pulse provides an estimate of weekly employment changes based on a four-week moving average. These estimates are derived from ADP's meticulously adjusted high-frequency data. The figures are seasonally adjusted and are published with a two-week lag to facilitate a more comprehensive and accurate estimation of real-time employment trends.