Private-Sector Job Losses Accelerated in Past 4 Weeks: ADP

A ‘Now Hiring’ sign in the window of a Denny’s restaurant in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 19, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesU.S. private-sector payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, signaling further deterioration in the national labor market, new data released on Nov. 25 reveal.For the four-week period ended Nov. 8, private companies lost an average of 13,500 jobs per week, according to payroll processor ADP’s weekly running estimate.