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Recent nongovernment jobs reports from payrolls processor ADP and Challenger, Gray & Christmas have already pointed to a labor market that isn’t in great shape.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 16, 2025

While Rigetti declined to provide details about the buyers’ identities, they were implied to be nongovernment customers.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

Still, the nongovernment numbers are telling the same basic story about a job market that has cooled since the spring: Few companies are hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The SBA determines an applicant has no credit available elsewhere if they do not have other funds to pay for disaster recovery and cannot borrow from nongovernment sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Most nongovernment yards throughout Alexandra were similarly built.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane