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payroll

[pey-rohl] / ˈpeɪˌroʊl /




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ADP’s measure of private payrolls has been largely flat during the second half of 2025, though job growth has remained in positive territory for the three weeks ending Dec. 6.

From Barron's

A busy week of data features the nonfarm payrolls report for December, due on Friday.

From MarketWatch

Social Security benefits are financed primarily from payroll taxes rather than an investment pool, so the system isn’t backed by accumulated assets as are annuities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stanley expects payrolls to expand this year by an average of 100,000 a month, an increase that would be sufficient to nudge down the unemployment rate.

From Barron's

Focus will center particularly on Friday’s release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data for December.

From The Wall Street Journal