by Calculated Risk on 4/02/2025 08:15:00 AM

From ADP: ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 155,000 Jobs in March; Annual Pay was Up 4.6%

“Despite policy uncertainty and downbeat consumers, the bottom line is this: The March topline number was a good one for the economy and employers of all sizes, if not necessarily all sectors,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP.
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This was above the consensus forecast of 119,000. The BLS report will be released Friday, and the consensus is for 135,000 non-farm payroll jobs added in March.

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