private sector

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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

Economists expect the latest jobs report to show the U.S. added 60,000 jobs to payrolls in both the public and private sector last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Washington slightly eased the blockade last month to allow oil sales to Cuba's small private sector.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It also follows a nascent U.S. effort to steer fuel and other commercial lifelines to Cuba’s small private sector while bypassing the state.

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