
ADP Reports Highest New Job Postings Since Last July
ADP Reports Highest New Job Postings Since Last July.
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ADP Reports Highest New Job Postings Since Last July.

Companies added 63,000 workers in February, an improvement from the downwardly revised 11,000 in January and better than the consensus estimate for 48,000. Most of the hiring came in just two sectors: health services and construction.

ROSELAND, N.J., March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 63,000 jobs in February and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according to the February ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").

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The world's largest digital HR storefront expands its offerings with new partner AI agents, designed to give employers proactive, intelligent support across their HR workflows ROSELAND, N.J., March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP® today announced the launch of a new destination within ADP Marketplace, the world's largest digital HR storefront, designed to help organizations discover and deploy AI agents that seamlessly integrate with ADP and accelerate work across the entire employee lifecycle.

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Andra AP fonden decreased its holdings in shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) by 88.3% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,000 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 52,900 shares during the quarter.

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Banco Santander S.A. lowered its position in shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) by 25.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 13,732 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 4,785 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander

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Concerns about a sluggish labor market and the disruption from artificial intelligence keep weighing on ADP shares. Despite the uncertainty, ADP continues to experience steady revenue, earnings, and dividend growth.

ADP rides on strong demand for cloud-based HCM and PEO services, with earnings expected to grow through fiscal 2027 despite higher acquisition costs.

The prospect of being replaced by artificial intelligence is helping to scare higher-income workers and leading them to stay in their jobs longer, according to several recent surveys. The reason for the trend?

Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) by 129.5% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,009 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 6,212

ADP President of Global Product & Innovation Sreeni Kutam discusses how the company is applying AI across its products and operations for both customers and employees. He spoke with CNBC Senior Technology Reporter Arjun Kharpal during a panel at Davos.

ROSELAND, N.J., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending February 7, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 12,750 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER).

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management reduced its holdings in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) by 11.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 62,230 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 8,079

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Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) just raised its quarterly dividend by 10%, marking the company's 50th consecutive year of dividend increases.