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Slow Growth In April: Survey Shows 119,000 Jobs Added
May 1, 2013 Federal spending cuts and tax increases have started to bite, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will weigh in with its figures on unemployment and job growth in April.
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Job Growth Slowed In March, Survey Signals
April 3, 2013 The privately produced ADP National Employment Report showed less job growth than economists expected. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its data.
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198,000 Jobs Added In February, Report Shows; January Growth Revised Upward
March 6, 2013 The job market remains "sturdy," according to the latest ADP National Employment Report. Much more will be known about the labor picture when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its figures on Friday.
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192,000 Jobs Added To Payrolls This Month, Report Signals
January 30, 2013 The latest ADP National Employment Report seems to show a modest uptick in employment growth as 2013 began. But it comes after a surprisingly downbeat report about how the economy was doing as it ended 2012.
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118,000 Jobs Added To Payrolls Last Month, Report Signals
December 5, 2012 The ADP National Employment Report shows slower job growth than in October. The lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy get the blame.
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Employers Added 201,000 Jobs Last Month, Report Signals
September 6, 2012 The ADP National Employment Report has shown solid, not spectacular, job growth for two straight months. Meanwhile, another report finds a 20-month low in layoff announcements. Friday, the government issues its figures on August unemployment and jobs.
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Employers Added 163,000 Jobs In July, Survey Suggests
August 1, 2012 The ADP National Employment Report signals that the job market is at least holding steady. But will Friday's report from the Labor Department reinforce or undercut that conclusion?
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Job Growth Slow, Jobless Claims Up, GDP Revised Down
May 31, 2012 The widely watched ADP National Employment Report says just 133,000 jobs were added to payrolls in May. Meanwhile, there were 10,000 more people applying for unemployment benefits last week.
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Hiring Slowed In April, Report Signals
May 2, 2012 Businesses added just 119,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, a sharp drop from an estimated 201,000-gain in March, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report.
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Good News On The Jobs Front, Except From Yahoo
April 4, 2012 One widely watched report estimates that employers added 209,000 jobs to payrolls last month. But Yahoo announced 2,000 layoffs — about 14 percent of its workforce.
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Employers Added 206,000 Jobs This Month, Report Signals
November 30, 2011 The increase in the ADP National Employment Report was well above economists' expectations. And it could be a sign that Friday's news from the government on November job growth will also be positive.
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One Jobs Report Signals Better Growth
July 7, 2011 There were 157,000 jobs added to businesses' payrolls in June, according to the widely watched ADP National Employment Report, a private-sector look at the labor market. Friday, the government issues its estimate.
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Jobs Growth Sputtered In May, Report Signals
June 1, 2011 There was only a 38,000 increase in employment in May from April, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report — a widely watched indicator of labor market strength and a prelude to Friday's May jobs report from the Labor Department.
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Job Growth Slowed In April, Private Researchers Say
May 4, 2011 According to the ADP National Employment Report, private employers added 179,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, vs. 207,000 in March. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its April estimates.