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Companies in the private sector added 109,000 jobs in April, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday.
The figure is above economists’ estimates of a gain of 99,000 jobs. The prior month’s payrolls number was revised lower to a gain of 61,000 from an initially reported gain of 62,000.
Education and health services added 61,000 positions, leading job creation in April. Trade, transportation and utilities added 25,000, construction gained 10,000 and financial activities added 9,000.
Leisure and hospitality and information each added 4,000 jobs, while natural resources and mining gained 3,000. Manufacturing added 2,000.
On the negative side, professional and business services lost 8,000 jobs and other services lost 1,000 positions.
“Small and large employers are hiring, but we’re seeing softness in the middle,” said ADP chief economist Nela Richardson. “Large companies have resources to deploy, and small ones are the most nimble, both important advantages in a complex labor environment.”
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