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U.S. Companies Add Most Jobs in Seven Months, ADP Data Show

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U.S. Companies Add Most Jobs in Seven Months, ADP Data Show© Reuters

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. companies in December added the most jobs in seven months, indicating that more Americans are returning to the labor force and helping employers to fill a near-record number of open positions. 

Businesses’ payrolls grew by 807,000 last month, after a downwardly revised 505,000 gain in November, according to ADP (NASDAQ:ADP) Research Institute data released Wednesday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 410,000 rise.

“Job gains were broad-based, as goods producers added the strongest reading of the year, while service providers dominated growth,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a statement.

The larger-than-expected payrolls gain could indicate that employers had more success hiring in December as higher wages and attractive working terms lured people off the sidelines. Even so, a surge in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks could impact hiring if more Americans pull back on activities like travel and restaurant dining and businesses struggle to stay open.

The data precede Friday’s monthly jobs report from the Labor Department, which is currently forecast to show that the U.S. added 384,000 private payrolls in December. ADP’s data don’t always align with those of the government because of different measurement techniques.

Strength in Services

Service-provider employment rose by 669,000 in December, the most since June, led by leisure and hospitality.

Payrolls at goods producers increased 138,000, the strongest since September 2020.

Companies with more than 500 workers added 389,000, the most jobs since June 2020. Small businesses posted a gain of 204,000 in December, which was the most in six months.

ADP’s payroll data represent firms employing nearly 26 million workers in the U.S.

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The ADP National Employment Report measures levels of non-farm private employment. The Report is based on the actual payroll data from about 24 million employees processed by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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