ADP
noun
: a nucleotide C10H15N5O10P2 composed of adenosine and two phosphate groups that is formed in living cells as an intermediate between ATP and AMP and that is reversibly converted to ATP for the storing of energy by the addition of a high-energy phosphate group
called also adenosine diphosphate
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More job openings, more hiring In macroeconomic news, just a few days before the March employment report, ADP, a provider of human resources management software and services, has reported that hiring in the private sector jumped the most since July.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) is scheduled for Tuesday, and ADP’s private employment report for March is due on Wednesday morning.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Teacher applications haven't caught up with demand The ADP Research Institute created indexes to measure employment changes using employment and wage data for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in public and private schools.
—USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Per new data from the ADP Research Institute, people who work in leadership roles tend to live in more bustling, costlier cities, while people who work in support roles move to secondary cities.
—Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
Last month’s total landed slightly below economists’ expectations for a net gain of 150,000 jobs but above ADP’s January tally, which was upwardly revised to 111,000 hires.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
That’s according to payroll processor ADP, which tracked the locations of teams that worked together before and after the pandemic.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
The average workweek in 2023 was the lowest in five years, ADP found.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
The core intention behind the ADP is to recognize and address specific features of discrimination faced by some 80 million individuals with disabilities living across the continent that remain unique to Africa.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) is scheduled for Tuesday, and ADP’s private employment report for March is due on Wednesday morning.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Teacher applications haven't caught up with demand The ADP Research Institute created indexes to measure employment changes using employment and wage data for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in public and private schools.
—USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Per new data from the ADP Research Institute, people who work in leadership roles tend to live in more bustling, costlier cities, while people who work in support roles move to secondary cities.
—Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
Last month’s total landed slightly below economists’ expectations for a net gain of 150,000 jobs but above ADP’s January tally, which was upwardly revised to 111,000 hires.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
That’s according to payroll processor ADP, which tracked the locations of teams that worked together before and after the pandemic.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
The average workweek in 2023 was the lowest in five years, ADP found.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
The core intention behind the ADP is to recognize and address specific features of discrimination faced by some 80 million individuals with disabilities living across the continent that remain unique to Africa.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
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ADP
noun
ˌā-ˌdē-ˈpē 
ā-ˈdē-ˌpē
: a compound formed in living cells that reacts to form ATP
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ADP
noun
: a nucleotide C10H15N5O10P2 composed of adenosine and two phosphate groups that is formed in living cells as an intermediate between ATP and AMP and that is reversibly converted to ATP for the storing of energy by the addition of a high-energy phosphate group
called also adenosine diphosphate
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