by Calculated Risk on 5/01/2013 08:20:00 AM

From ADP:

Private sector employment increased by 119,000 jobs from March to April, according to the April ADP National Employment Report®, which is produced by ADP® ... in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis. The March report, which reported job gains of 158,000, was revised downward to 131,000 jobs.
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Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, said, “Job growth appears to be slowing in response to very significant fiscal headwinds. Tax increases and government spending cuts are beginning to hit the job market. Job growth has slowed across all industries and most significantly among companies that employ between 20 and 499 workers.”

This was below the consensus forecast for 155,000 private sector jobs added in the ADP report. Note:  The BLS reports on Friday, and the consensus is for an increase of 153,000 payroll jobs in April, on a seasonally adjusted (SA) basis.

Note: ADP hasn't been very useful in predicting the BLS report.