Employment data

Private sector employers added 190,000 jobs in November, according to payroll giant ADP, as the economy continues to strengthen.

Paychex reported the ninth consecutive month of declines in small business job growth for November, with wages also falling slightly.

The employment market improved despite lingering problems from the recent hurricanes and wildfires still affecting parts of the U.S.

Private sector employers added a robust 237,000 jobs in August, according to payroll giant ADP, with strong gains in professional and business services.

Private sector employers created 178,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, with gains seen in all sizes of businesses and most industries, except manufacturing.

The unemployment rate inched up one-tenth of a point to 4.4 percent, as employers added 222,000 jobs in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although accounting and bookkeeping services lost 300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Private sector employment increased by 158,000 last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in another sign of the job market moving toward what economists consider “full employment.”

Job growth slackened at small businesses last month, although wages were up compared to a year ago, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.

Private sector employment grew by nearly 300,000 last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in another strong sign for the economy.

Payroll giant found a jobs increase for the third month in a row in a further sign of improving optimism.