US Private Sector Has br Lost Over 20 Million Jobs, br Report Says ADP National Employment's report br says that the cuts happened br between March and April. ADP's Ahu Yildirmaz, br via NPR ADP adds that the service sector br has lost over 16 million jobs. 4.3 million roles have been cut in manufacturing, and br large businesses have slashed nine million jobs. Small and medium-sized br businesses have lost six million br and 5.3 million, respectively. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in America, br over 30 million people have filed for unemployment. According to NPR, analysts predictbr the U.S. Labor Department will show an br unemployment rate of 16 percent for April 2020. In March, the rate increased to 4.4 percent and U.S. job br growth saw its decades-long streak come to an end.