This means the US service sector enjoys a trade surplus with almost every trading partner around the globe, including those at the center of the trade battle: China, the European Union member ...

It's our dream to have everybody, almost, working in the private sector." On February 20, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration could move forward with its plans to make that dream ...

Meanwhile, the number of active participants in private-sector defined contribution (DC) plans like a 401 (k) or profit-sharing plan soared from 11.2 million in 1975 to 85.3 million in 2020.

The ADP private-sector jobs report showed a surprising decline in June as employers reduced payrolls. The news comes just before the government's official U.S. job report.

Companies in the private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday. The figure is well below economists’ estimates of a gain of 95,000 jobs and down from the ...

Private sector lost 33K jobs in the last month — in first drop in over 2 years By Reuters Published July 2, 2025, 3:45 p.m. ET ...

Private sector jobs pay much more While in the public sector, I worked multiple jobs to make ends meet. The stipend for AmeriCorps was $17,000 a year for a full-time managerial position.

In one section, the order encourages the private sector to "end illegal DEI discrimination and preferences." It added that "the heads of all agencies, with the assistance of the Attorney General ...

She is among a group of federal workers, having recently been laid off, that is finding it challenging to join the private sector. "I'm scared for my future," she said.