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ADP says businesses add the fewest new jobs in six months. Labor market is still sluggish.

Market Watch August 5, 2026 · 12:25 pm Read Original
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ADP says businesses add the fewest new jobs in six months. Labor market is still sluggish.

ADP said U.S. businesses created just 44,000 new jobs in July — the smallest increase in six months — in another sign of a sluggish labor market in which hiring is unusually soft.

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Published Aug 5, 2026 · 12:25 pm
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