Private payrolls growth moderates; productivity falls
Washington
US PRIVATE employers in April added the fewest number of workers in more than a year, which could heighten worries about the economy's potential to rebound strongly from a first-quarter slump.
Private payrolls increased 169,000 last month, the ADP National Employment Report showed. That was the fewest since January 2014 and far below economists' expectations for a gain of 200,000 jobs.
March payrolls were revised down to show 14,000 fewer jobs created than previously reported. The report jointly developed with Moody…
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