42,000 Jobs added

    The ADP reported that there were 42,000 jobs added by employers in October, which was higher than Economist were expecting. The government is still in a shut down, so we are not sure if the government's job report will release on Friday. It will most likely be a delay. Although ADP shows this increase in jobs, there are other private surveys of the job market showing that there is a weakening in replacing workers who quit or retire, and some big-name firms such as IBM and Amazon have announced layoffs (Smart). Large employers (500 employees+) drove the gains in the ADP report, with 74,000 jobs added, while industry sector, trade, transportation and utilities added 47,000 jobs, and education and health care tide in added 25,000 workers. 
    
    Studies have shown that employers cut jobs in professional business services are down by 15,000, while information, and leisure and hospitality, were also cut by 17,000 and 5,000 (Smart). There was a recent survey done by Paychex's that shows that hiring among small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, which causes some caution, however, in September, there were 29,000 jobs lost, which means that we are doing a little better. 

    The article I read also talked about how there were two dissents at the Fed’s October meeting. At the meeting, one member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee wanted a bigger cut of a half point and the other preferred no cut, which means that nobody knows what they are going to do and that will depend on what incoming data, assuming the Fed has enough to make a decision (Smart). 

Smart, T. (2025). ADP: Employers Add 42,000 Jobs in October. US News & World Report; U.S. News &

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