private sector
Example Sentences
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Human-resources firm ADP said this week that it saw solid March job gains in the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The U.S. private sector added 62,000 jobs in March, exceeding economists’ consensus of 38,500 and nearly matching February’s gains.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Job growth in the private sector rose at a solid pace in March for the second straight month, according to payroll company ADP.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
“Mexico has every right to send fuel for humanitarian or commercial reasons,” she said, adding that private companies have approached Mexico’s state oil company to sell fuel to the Cuban private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
He’d carried the load admirably, inspiring people like Barack and Valerie to move out of the private sector and into community work and public service.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.