private sector
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The private sector added 22,000 jobs in January, according to estimates from human-resources firm ADP, less than half the figure expected by analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
“The data will also confirm resilient services activities, supported by trade-related and modern services sectors, while the construction boom was intact amid support from public and private sector projects,” they said.
On Wednesday, payroll processor ADP said that the private sector added only 22,000 jobs in January, less than half of what economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected.
Payroll processing group ADP’s reading of private sector hiring showed a net gain of just 22,000 last month, with nearly all of the new roles concentrated in healthcare and education.
From Barron's
He was there to unveil LA Rises, a signature initiative under which the private sector and philanthropists could unite to help Southern California rebuild and recover.
From Los Angeles Times
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