Annotation by Ellie Brennan on 'A strong report': US private sector added 90,000 jobs in September

Ellie BrennanEllie Brennan@elliebrennanSample AccountOct 1, 2026Economy
Fact check

Before the 90,000 gets shared as the jobs number: it isn't. ADP counts private companies only. The Labor Department's count, public and private, comes out Friday.

“ADP's data, which comes from private companies, comes out ahead of the Labor Department's broader survey data across public and private enterprises on Friday.”

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