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payroll

[pay-rohl] / ˈpeɪˌroʊl /




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In the past, trust charters have been used by businesses such as insurance companies and payroll processors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

U.S. nonfarms payroll data for September due later Friday will help shape volatile expectations for the Federal Reserve’s October rate-setting meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

On Wednesday, payroll firm ADP reported that US private sector hiring had bounced back strongly in September, after registering its slowest pace this year the month before.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The demographic was far more likely to use AI compared with other generations, according to researchers at the payroll and human resources platform.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"If Kimbro needs him," MacDuffy told the boy, "come back and have his name entered on the shipping department's payroll."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Markets awaited U.S. non-farm payrolls data due to be released at 1230 GMT to gain clues on the potential pace of future interest rate rises by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose just 29,000 in September, well below the 84,000 increase expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Eastern time, ahead of payrolls data on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The United States on Wednesday estimated stronger second-quarter GDP growth than previously reported, with inflation remaining steady and private payrolls increasing more than expected.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

These men have become the masters of the Nation; on their payrolls are to be found three-fourths of all the working inhabitants of the land, men, women, and children.

From The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin by Francis A. Adams




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