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ADP: Private employers add 198,000 jobs

ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report, indicating that private employers added 198,000 jobs in February. The rest of the data in the ADP dataset indicates the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs.

By Guest blogger / March 6, 2013

private employers added 198,000 jobs in February 2012, according to private staffing and business services firm ADP.

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Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in February as private employers added 198,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.64% above the level seen in February 2012. 

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Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels. 

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends. 

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