US private sector provides less jobs than expected

(MENAFN) The private sector in the US added fewer jobs last month than expected as a result of weak market recovery, Xinhua reported. A National Employment Report released jointly by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and Moodys Analytics showed that 166,000 workers were employed in September after a 159,000 gain in the month before it. Chief economist at Moodys Analytics said: "The job market appears to have softened in recent months. Fiscal austerity has begun to take a toll on job creation." The good producing sector employed 19,000 people last month, while the construction sector employed 16,000.