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ADP (Nasdaq: ADP) will release second quarter fiscal 2026 results for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2025 before the Nasdaq open on Jan 28, 2026.

A conference call to discuss results will be held at 8:30 a.m. ET on Jan 28, 2026 and will feature Maria Black (President & Chief Executive Officer), Peter Hadley (Chief Financial Officer) and Matthew Keating (VP, Investor Relations).

The company will post earnings materials on the Investor Relations site (investors.adp.com), issue a news‑wire alert with a link when materials are live, webcast the call with slides available shortly before the webcast, and provide a replay after the call.

ADP (ADP) reports that for the four weeks ending December 6, 2025, U.S. private employers added an average of 11,500 jobs per week based on the NER Pulse, a weekly update to the ADP National Employment Report.

Job growth slowed from an upwardly revised 17,500 the prior week, but remained positive for a third consecutive week. The NER Pulse uses a four-week moving average, is seasonally adjusted with a two-week data lag, and publishes weekly with 12 weeks of historical data; the next NER Pulse will be released January 13, 2026.

ADP (ADP) preliminary NER Pulse for the four weeks ending Nov 29, 2025 shows U.S. private employers added an average of 16,250 jobs per week (four-week moving average, seasonally adjusted).

The print signals a hiring rebound in late November after four weeks of job losses; prior weekly four-week averages ranged from -12,000 to 11,500. The NER Pulse is preliminary, uses a two-week data lag, and may change as new data are added. The next NER Pulse will publish Jan 12, 2026.

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.