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Wiz Imp

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8. That is not exactly accurate.

Reply to Bluestocking (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:57 AM

16 hrs ago

ADP uses the reports from their clients as the sample to estimate the complete universe count of private sector employment. ADP benchmarks their data to the QCEW universe counts every year, just like BLS does with the Current Employment Statistics monthly job counts.

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