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Employment

The latest reporting, guides and features on Employment.

A job-fair workshop sign and attendees in Delaware in an April 2011 archival photograph.

ADP reports 86,000 October jobs. How to read the numbers before Friday

Private payrolls matched September’s revised gain. Openings, hires and the unemployment rate measure different parts of the labor market.

November 4, 2026 · 3 min read