US Private payrolls rose 42,000 in October, more than expected and countering labor market fears, ADP says

• Private companies added 42,000 jobs in October, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000.
• All of the job creation came from companies employing at least 250 workers. That category added 76,000 jobs, while smaller businesses lost 34,000.
• The ADP count comes out the first Wednesday of the month and usually takes a back seat to the official nonfarm payrolls report, which won’t be released because of the government shutdown.

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