From ADP: ADP National Employment Report: Private employers added 122,000 jobs in December
“The labor market downshifted to a more modest pace of growth in the final month of 2024, with a slowdown in both hiring and pay gains. Health care stood out in the second half of the year, creating more jobs than any other sector.
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This was below the consensus forecast of 143,000. The BLS report will be released Friday, and the consensus is for 150,000 non-farm payroll jobs added in December.