ROSELAND, N.J., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending June 20, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 21,000 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER).

On July 07, 2026, we delve into the DCF analysis for Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP). The company has experienced a price performance of +6.5% over the past

This is the fourth-straight month of job growth from the BLS, which we haven't seen since the spring of 2025.

ADP's AI gains, margin expansion, dividends and liquidity support its outlook, even as PEO margin pressure, soft volumes and competition pose risks.

Ending the trading week early with Friday's observance of Independence Day, we cram together the last two “Jobs Week” data points: Weekly Jobless Claims and monthly non-farm employment. Pre-market indexes advanced further into the green immediately following these releases: the Dow is +300 points, the S&P 500 +35 and the Nasdaq +240 points.

Consumer confidence improved as oil prices eased after a U.S.-Iran truce, but inflation, labor worries, and rate-hike expectations keep WLY, TSN, ARKO, and NYT in focus as defensive picks.

Meta surged 11% while semiconductor stocks tanked, sending mixed signals through the top market indexes.

Pre-market futures begin the first trading session of the second half of calendar 2026 in the red so far. Considering myriad stresses on the global marketplace over the first half of the year, with oil supply shocks from the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and tariff costs rebalancing global trade at the top of the list, markets are doing quite well.

At +98K, ADP jobs growth is right in line with the trailing 4-month average.

Nela Richardson, chief economist, joins 'Squawk Box' to break down June's private payrolls data, the challenges college graduates face entering the job market, and more.