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Job Growth Slows to Six-Month Low

Updated 2026-08-05 12:40 UTC 1 source Negative

ADP reported that U.S. businesses added only 44,000 new jobs in July, the smallest increase in six months. This indicates a continued soft labor market with unusually weak hiring.

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ADP says businesses add the fewest new jobs in six months. Labor market is still sluggish.

ADP said U.S. businesses created just 44,000 new jobs in July — the smallest increase in six months — in another sign of a sluggish labor market in which hiring is unusually soft.

2026-08-05 12:25 UTC