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U.S. private-sector employment rises by 90,000, beating expectations
U.S. private-sector employment rose by 90,000 in September, surpassing the market expectation of 68,000. Education and health services led the job gains, while base pay increased 3.2% year over year.
U.S. private-sector employment rose by 90,000 in September. The increase exceeded the market expectation of 68,000 and surpassed the downwardly revised gain of 36,000 recorded for August.
Payroll services firm ADP's report showed that service-sector employers added 59,000 jobs, while goods-producing sectors added 31,000. Education and health services added 55,000 jobs, while the leisure and hospitality sectors recorded an increase of 22,000.
Job gains were spread across sectors and regions
Employment in manufacturing increased by 17,000, while construction added 15,000 jobs. Financial activities added 16,000 jobs, and professional and business services added 11,000, while natural resources and mining saw a decline of 1,000 jobs.
Most of the increase came from the U.S. Northeast. Employment in the region rose by 56,000, while businesses with 50 to 499 employees added 54,000 jobs.
Wage growth continued
Workers' base pay increased by 3.2% year over year. Growth in total pay was recorded at 4.7%.
ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said job creation had picked up again after a three-month slowdown and that wage growth remained strong.
Nonfarm payroll data awaited
The ADP report was released before the September data covering private- and public-sector employment. Economists expect nonfarm payrolls to increase by 84,000 and the unemployment rate to remain at 4.1%.
These expectations followed a gain of 162,000 in nonfarm payrolls in August.
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