Private firms’ payrolls increased by 374,000, far less than the 600,000 jobs economists had predicted would be added, according to a major employment report.
August marked the second consecutive month where private growth came in severely short of expectations, according to the monthly ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday. Last month, private firms added half as many jobs as expected and the fewest since February, ADP said.
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