U.S. companies shed 32,000 jobs in September in latest sign of labor market weakness

Question

If this is true is there any way we can try to support or help the jobs being lost.

Answer 1

It appears that due to the government shutdown, the official September 2025 jobs numbers have not yet been released. However, according to numbers released by payroll processing company ADP, private employers shed 32,000 jobs over the course of the month. Outlets like CNN and NBC News mention this ADP analysis in their reporting. 

Reuters noted ADP's findings as well, and also highlights "new data issued Thursday [10/2/25] by technology firm Intuit, based on a sample of roughly 400,000 small businesses from its QuickBooks platform, showed firms with from one to nine employees shed more than 48,000 jobs in September, a decline of around 0.37%." Reuters' reporting goes on to cite data from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which published analysis on hiring plans that were the lowest since 2009, providing "further signs of a labor market at a standstill as the demand and supply of workers fall because of tougher immigration policy and technological advances".

Comments

I love how you used statistics directly from ADP and made sure to note that the official September 2025 jobs numbers have NOT YET been released -- this ensures that people cannot undermine your fact check for using "outdated" statistics. Also, I love that you relied not only on a primary source, but also incorporated secondary sources that reported on the same data. This was a great response!