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source: Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
url: https://mediacenter.adp.com/2026-04-21-ADP-National-Employment-Report-Preliminary-Estimate-for-April-4,-2026
document_type: html
date_retrieved: 2026-04-21
period: Week ending April 4, 2026 (four-week moving average)
parent_publication: ADP NER Pulse (National Employment Report)
indicators_covered: ["ADP Employment Change Weekly (four-week moving average)"]
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# ADP National Employment Report — NER Pulse  
**Week ending April 4, 2026** | Released: April 21, 2026

> **54,750** average weekly private jobs added (four-week moving average, seasonally adjusted)

## Data Table (Four-Week Moving Average, Seasonally Adjusted)

| Week ending | Change (jobs) |
|-------------|---------------|
| 4/4/2026    | 54,750        |
| 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        |
| 2/7/2026    | 12,000        |
| 1/31/2026   | 11,500        |
| 1/24/2026   | 7,250         |
| 1/17/2026   | 5,500         |

## Key Points

- **Fifth straight week** of improvement in hiring.
- Figures are **preliminary** and subject to revision as new data is added.
- The NER Pulse is published every Tuesday at **8:15 a.m. ET** (except weeks when the full monthly NER report is issued).
- Reference period: four weeks ending **April 4, 2026**; release was **April 21, 2026**.
- **Previous week** (3/28/26): 40,250 jobs.

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*Source: ADP Research, in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. Values extracted from the official ADP Media Center press release.*