ADP: December’s Private Sector Jobs Jumped by 297,000

ADP’s latest report showed a total that was nearly triple what economists were expecting. It’s only one month’s data, and it’s too soon to call it a hiring boom. However, the report offers more hope and some evidence that the n…

October’s 151,000 New Jobs Provide Some Hope

The hard-hit U.S. job market may be starting to rebound. For the first time in five months, in October the economy added jobs, posting an overall increase of 151,000 — and 159,000 in the private sector. The official unemployme…