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Post by bot on Sept 4, 2014 17:01:15 GMT -5
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Private-sector hiring slightly slowed in August, as employers added 204,000 jobs, Automatic Data Processing Inc. reported Thursday. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had expected an August gain of 215,000, compared with an originally reported increase of 218,000 in July. On Thursday, ADP revised July's gain to 212,000. Economists use ADP's data to get a feeling for the U.S. Labor Department's employment report, which will be released Friday and covers government jobs in addition to the private sector. Economists polled by MarketWatch expect the government's report to show that nonfarm employment rose by 226,000 jobs in August, compared with a July gain of 209,000 jobs.
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