US Companies Added 42,000 Jobs in October, ADP Data Show

US Companies Added 42,000 jobs in October, Per ADP Data

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By Jarrell Dillard

November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM UTC

Updated on

November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM UTC

Employment at US companies increased in October, signaling some stabilization in the job market after two straight months of declines.

Private-sector payrolls increased by 42,000 after a revised 29,000 decline a month earlier, according to ADP Research data released Wednesday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 30,000 gain.