How ADP's jobs report compares to US government's
Wednesday - 10/3/2012, 11:49am EDT
| Payroll provider ADP said Wednesday that U.S. companies added 162,000 jobs in September, a modest level of hiring. |
| Still, ADP's report has often diverged sharply from the government's figures. For example, from April through August, ADP estimated nearly 50,000 more private-sector jobs added per month than the government reported. |
| Economists consider the government figures more reliable. The Labor Department will release its September employment report on Friday. |
| Here is how the last five ADP reports compare with the government's figures: |
| Month ADP Survey Labor Dept. (private sector) |
| September 2012 162,000 Due Friday |
| August 189,000 103,000 |
| July 156,000 162,000 |
| June 173,000 63,000 |
| May 131,000 116,000 |
| April 112,000 85,000 |
