Private sector added 189K jobs in March – ADP

FXStreet (Mumbai) - The data released by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc, (ADP) showed today that the private sector in the US added 189,000 jobs in March. Economists had called for the report to show private employers added 225,000 jobs in March, compared to 214,000 additions seen in February.

Small sized firms (1-49 employees) added 108K jobs, Mid-sized firms (50-499 employees) added 62K jobs, and Large sized firms (500+ employees) added 19K jobs. Sector wise details reveal 184K jobs were added by the service industry, while the goods-producing sector managed to add only 5K jobs.