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Labor Market · October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

ADP weekly hiring estimate eases to 24,750 jobs for period ending September 26

By Econ Data Tools Editorial Team

Published October 13, 2026 • Updated October 13, 2026

Reviewed by Instinct editorial QC

The October 13 release puts the four-week average below the revised 25,250 figure for September 19. This preliminary private-payroll measure has a two-week lag and is not a BLS monthly jobs total.

ADP released its latest NER Pulse estimate on October 13, 2026. For the four weeks ending September 26, U.S. private employers added an average of 24,750 jobs per week, according to the company's seasonally adjusted payroll-data measure. This is a four-week average, not the number of jobs added on a single day or across the whole month. The same release lists 25,250 for the four weeks ending September 19 and 22,500 for the period ending September 12. ADP describes hiring as slowing after five straight weeks of strengthening. The latest reading is therefore below the preceding period in this release, rather than a continuation of that upward sequence. The estimates are preliminary and can change as ADP adds data. Comparisons should use the values in the current release rather than assume an earlier published estimate is unchanged. The historical table includes 12 weeks of readings, all expressed as four-week moving averages. ADP says the Pulse estimates week-over-week employment changes using its high-frequency data. It applies seasonal adjustment and a two-week lag to allow for more complete employment records. The September 26 reference period and October 13 publication date describe different things and should not be treated as interchangeable. The NER Pulse and monthly ADP National Employment Report are produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The weekly release does not substitute for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly nonfarm-payroll report or establish a change in the national unemployment rate. Limits: this is a private-sector hiring indicator, not a claim about government employment, a count of current vacancies or evidence of why employers changed staffing. The release supplies no Federal Reserve decision or market-implied rate probability. Its preliminary average should be read alongside other labor-market measures, with their separate coverage and reference periods.

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