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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ ADP's April miss isn't the worry. The mid-market hiring squeeze is.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ ADP's April miss isn't the worry. The mid-market hiring squeeze is.

Private payrolls came in at 109,000 in April per ADP, missing the 118,000 consensus, as mid-market firms pull back on hiring. JOLTS hires hit a two-year high at 5.55M. Friday's NFP will settle which signal is right.

Bar chart titled U.S. ADP Nonfarm Employment Change showing monthly bars from 2023 to 2026 with a data table listing April 2026 actual 109K, forecast 118K, and previous 61K.
US private-sector payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, below the 118,000 forecast but up from the revised 61,000 in March. Source

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