Stock futures wavered on Wednesday after ADP said private sector hiring slowed in February. Private sector employment rose by just 77,000 jobs, compared to an upwardly revised 186,000 jobs in January.

ADP says employers added 77,000 jobs last month, compared to consensus forecast of 148,000 in a Wall Street Journal survey. January figure was revised to 186,000 from 183,000.

ROSELAND, N.J., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 77,000 jobs in February and annual pay was up 4.7 percent year-over-year, according to the February ADP ...

In February, private sector employment in the US grew by just 77K, coming in short of initial estimates of 140K, according to the latest Automatic Data Processing (ADP) report. In addition, the ...

U.S. businesses created just 77,000 new jobs in February, payroll company ADP said, in a sign the economy could be slowing as businesses weighed how to respond to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Employers added 77,000 jobs in February, far below the 146,000 expected. Gains came in leisure and hospitality as well as construction, while education, health care and trade saw losses.

Private businesses added just 77,000 jobs in February, down from 186,000 in January, according to the ADP National Employment report released Wednesday. That was the slowest pace of gains since ...

Private sector job creation slowed to a crawl in February, fueling concerns of an economic slowdown, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. Companies added just 77,000 new workers for ...

The figure reported on Wednesday is well below economists’ estimates of 140,000 jobs and also more than the prior month’s upwardly revised reading of 186,000.

0830 ET – Weaker-than-expected U.S. private employment numbers add downward pressure on Treasury yields. ADP says employers added 77,000 jobs last month, compared to consensus forecast of ...

Companies in the private sector added just 77,000 jobs in February, payroll processing firm ADP said on Wednesday. The figure – the lowest since July – is well below economists’ estimates of ...