Private payrolls increase by just 374,000 in August, far short of the 600,000 estimate, ADP says
Published Wed, Sep 1 20218:15 AM EDTUpdated 24 Min Ago
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Private payrolls rose by 374,000 in August, well below the Dow Jones estimate of 600,000 though above July’s 326,000, according to ADP.
Most of the new jobs came from leisure and hospitality, which added 201,000 positions.
The ADP tally comes two days before the Labor Department’s nonfarm payrolls report. The two counts have differed widely this year.
U.S. companies created far fewer jobs than expected in August as the Covid resurgence coincided with cutbacks in hiring, according to a report Wednesday from payroll services firm ADP.
Private payrolls rose just 374,000 for the month, well below the Dow Jones estimate of 600,000 though above July’s 326,000, which was revised downward slightly from initial 330,000 reading.
Most of the new jobs came from leisure and hospitality, which added 201,000 positions in a somewhat hopeful sign that an industry beset by a labor shortage continues to recover.
Education and health services combined to add 59,000 for the month as hospitals in some parts of the country were swamped with virus cases and schools begin to reopen.
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