Private sector jobs up 237K in Aug vs. 185K expected: ADP

By artappraiser on Wed, 08/30/2017 - 3:46pm |

Companies added 237,000 positions for the last full month of summer, ahead of the 185,000 that economists surveyed by Reuters had expected. Services again dominated the numbers with a gain of 204,000, and the month saw notable gains in construction and manufacturing.

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US revised second-quarter GDP up 3.0% vs 2.7% rise expected by Reuters, Aug. 30

The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, notching its quickest pace in more than two years.
There are signs that the momentum was sustained at the start of the third quarter.
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the April-June period, the Commerce Department said.

Everyone should face the reality that Trump's gonna take credit for this.

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www.cnbc.com/2017/08/30/private-sector-job-growth-237k-in-august-vs-185k-est.:-adp.html