private sector

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The rest of the private sector has lost 322,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Human-resources firm ADP said this week that it saw solid March job gains in the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Trump praised her in a post on Truth Social and said she would be "transitioning" to a role in the private sector.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The U.S. private sector added 62,000 jobs in March, exceeding economists’ consensus of 38,500 and nearly matching February’s gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung