private sector

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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

Economists expect the latest jobs report to show the U.S. added 60,000 jobs to payrolls in both the public and private sector last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

ADP’s monthly report showed that the private sector of the U.S. economy added 62,000 jobs last month, down from a revised 66,000 seen in February.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 449 points, to its lowest level in four years, and most of the market-moving news was coming not from the private sector but from government officials.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis