ROSELAND, N.J., May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending May 2, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 42,250 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER).

Hiring strengthened for the second week in a row. These numbers are preliminary and could change as new data is added.

Week ending	Change (Four-week moving average, seasonally adjusted)
5/2/2026	42,250
4/25/2026	33,000
4/18/2026	30,250
4/11/2026	39,250
4/4/2026	40,250
3/28/2026	40,250
3/21/2026	26,000
3/14/2026	15,250
3/7/2026	10,000
2/28/2026	9,000
2/21/2026	14,750
2/14/2026	15,500

The NER Pulse is an estimate of the week-over-week change in employment based on a four-week moving average. These estimates are based on ADP's finely tuned, high-frequency data. The data is seasonally adjusted and have a two-week lag to allow for more complete and accurate estimates of real-time employment trends.

The NER Pulse, including 12 weeks of historical data, publishes every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. ET, except weeks when ADP Research publishes the monthly National Employment Report which is built on a reference week that includes the 12^th day of the month. The press release is available Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m. ET in the ADP Media Center. The NER Pulse is also available shortly after 8:15 a.m. ET on release days at ADP Research and in Main Street Macro.

The next NER Pulse will be released May 27, 2026. For upcoming release dates please refer to the calendar on the NER website.

The ADP National Employment Report and the NER Pulse are produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.

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ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for May 2, 2026