Private Sector Added 119,000 Jobs: ADP

Private sector employment grew by 119,000 jobs from March to April, according to the April ADP National Employment Report.

The report, which is derived from ADP's actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

The March report, which reported job gains of 158,000, was revised downward to 131,000 jobs.

Goods producing companies added 6,000 jobs in April, while service providing firms added 113,000.

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