US Private Employment Sector Worst Since May 2014

In the last 3 months since December 2014, the increase of employment in the United States has declined although in February still above 200000 additional manpower. Private companies in the US who recruit new workers are not as many as in November 2014 to recruit most workers in the 5-month highs in 2014.

US payroll processor-ADP released a report showing private sector employment increased by 212,000 jobs in February compared with 250,000 jobs in January.

The amount is still below expectations for a gain of 220,000 jobs compared to the addition of 213,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.


The pace of job growth slowed for the third month in a row, reaching the lowest level since the increase of 208,000 jobs last May. The report showed that employment in the service sector increased by 181 000 jobs in February compared with an increase of 206,000 jobs in January.


ADP also reported a growth rate of employment in the goods-producing sector was reduced to 31,000 jobs in February of 45,000 jobs in January, reflecting the decline in employment growth in the manufacturing industry. However, employment in the financial activities industry increased at a faster rate.

Seeing the size of the size of the company that managed to recruit workers, small businesses added 94,000 jobs in February, while employment in large firms recruit 63,000 jobs and medium-sized companies added 56,000 workers. The release of the disappointing ADP report ahead of the US Labor Department report Friday that will show the employment data on public and private sector jobs.

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