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ADP (Nasdaq: ADP) announced on December 11, 2025 an embedded integration of Thatch's ICHRA platform into RUN Powered by ADP (RUN). The integration gives employers access to ICHRA discovery, quoting, activation, and enrollment directly inside RUN, and automates payroll deductions and carrier payments.

Key features include embedded discovery & activation, automated payroll sync to reduce manual work, and a unified employee experience for selecting health, dental, and vision plans. The integration builds on ADP Ventures' April 2025 strategic investment in Thatch and targets ADP's RUN user base of more than 900,000 small businesses.

ADP (Nasdaq: ADP) on Dec. 10, 2025 launched Save4Retirement, a Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) that lets unrelated employers join a single professionally managed 401(k) structure to consolidate administration and share costs.

The PEP names Pentegra as the pooled plan provider to assume primary administrative fiduciary duties (Form 5500 filing, audits, distribution authorization) and Mesirow as ERISA 3(38) investment manager to oversee investment selection and monitoring. ADP highlights embedded payroll and recordkeeping integration for real-time data sync and retains independent RIAs in an advisor-centric model to support enrollment and participant education.

ADP (NASDAQ:ADP) announced the finalists for the 2026 HCM Distinction Awards, recognizing large employers using HCM technology to drive agility, culture, innovation, global performance, and improved candidate and employee experiences.

Finalists span categories including Agility, Culture, Global Solutions, Innovation, and Talent, with named organizations such as Herc Rentals, Delta Airlines, AECOM, Four Seasons, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Zimmer Biomet, and others.

Winners will be revealed at the 41st Annual ADP Meeting of the Minds, taking place April 14–17, 2026 in Orlando, Florida, where ADP will showcase HCM technologies and industry best practices.

ADP (ADP) released a preliminary NER Pulse estimate for the four weeks ending November 22, 2025, showing U.S. private employers added an average of 4,750 jobs per week.

The NER Pulse is a weekly, seasonally adjusted four-week moving-average estimate from ADP Research using high-frequency payroll data, published three times monthly with a two-week data lag. Releases occur Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m. ET except during full NER release weeks. The NER Pulse includes 12 weeks of historical data and is produced in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. ADP notes these numbers are preliminary and subject to revision as new data is added.

ADP (ADP) reported private sector employment fell by 32,000 jobs in November 2025 while annual pay for job-stayers rose 4.4% year-over-year, and pay for job-changers rose 6.3%. The report uses anonymized payroll data covering more than 26 million private-sector employees and ADP Pay Insights with 15 million monthly pay-change observations.

Hiring weakness was broad-based but led by small businesses; notable regional gains were the West +67,000 and Midwest +45,000, while the Northeast lost 100,000. Industry declines included manufacturing -18,000 and information -20,000. ADP revised October jobs from 42,000 to 47,000. The December 2025 ADP report is scheduled for January 7, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. ET.

ADP (ADP) released a NER Pulse preliminary estimate for the four weeks ending November 8, 2025, showing U.S. private employers shed an average of -13,500 jobs per week. The NER Pulse is a high-frequency, seasonally adjusted four-week moving average published three times monthly with a two-week data lag.

The NER Pulse publishes Tuesdays at 8:15am ET (except NER release weeks) and includes 12 weeks of historical data on Main Street Macro; the ADP press release is available on the ADP Media Center. The NER Pulse is produced by ADP Research with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and is preliminary and subject to revision as new data is added.

ADP (NASDAQ: ADP) said ADP Workforce Now was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Human Capital Management Solutions, Q4 2025. The solution received the highest possible scores in 17 evaluation criteria across Current Offering and Strategy after review versus 11 other vendors. Forrester highlighted ADP's next‑gen AI features (including ADP Assist), broad payroll and HR capabilities, strong benchmarking data, workforce management, managed services, and a transparent pricing model that includes AI capabilities at no extra cost.

Forrester noted ADP is a competitive choice for organizations seeking advanced talent and workforce management, with a particular emphasis on companies headquartered in North America.

ADP (Nasdaq: ADP) will present at the Nasdaq Investor Conference in London on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. GMT. The company said links to a live webcast and an archived replay will be available on its investor website at investors.adp.com.

ADP (NYSE:ADP) launched ADP WorkForce Suite across ADP Workforce Now, ADP Lyric HCM, and ADP Global Payroll, creating a unified global workforce management solution.

The suite offers time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, workforce analytics, mobile access, prebuilt country templates, and role-based dashboards to support organizations in 140+ countries and territories. ADP said the integration follows its 2024 acquisition of WorkForce Software and targets employers with 150+ employees, aiming to streamline compliance, automate pay and labor rules, and connect HR, payroll and time systems.

ADP WorkForce Suite is presented as market-validated, having been ranked #1 by Nucleus Research for 11 consecutive years.