<div id="readability-page-1">New payroll data from ADP has intensified scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s claims about a strong U.S. economy, as economists expressed alarm on Wednesday after the private payroll firm estimated that the country lost 32,000 jobs in November. CNBC reported that the decline represented a major miss from forecasts of 40,000 job gains and noted tha...</div>

<p>New payroll data from ADP shows the U.S. lost 32,000 jobs in November, contradicting forecasts of 40,000 job gains. This has intensified scrutiny of President Trump's economic claims, with economists expressing alarm over the unexpected decline.</p>

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