Private Sector Added 40,000 Jobs in December
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ADP Employer Services also said it revised downward the number of jobs created in November to 173,000 from 189,000.
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U.S. factories saw demand for their products rise in December by the largest amount in five months, a spot of welcome news that failed to change the picture of an economy struggling to stay afloat.
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Private employers added 130,000 jobs in January, about three times the number that economists had been expecting, a report by a private employment service said on Wednesday.
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By Mark Fagan, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec. 12--Lawrence's largest private-sector employer is getting a new  owner as part of a $600 million deal designed to speed the company's existing  plans for growth.
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U.S. private sector wage growth   should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back   of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released   on Tuesday.
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US employers added 18,000 jobs in December, fewer than analysts had forecast, official data shows.
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Employment climbed at a steady pace in December, suggesting the economy is on a solid footing but that employers are still cautious about hiring.
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A spike in private-sector jobs in November tentatively raised hopes of improvement in the U.S. labor market on Wednesday while a jump in mortgage applications offered some light in the dimming housing sector.
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Stocks looked set to open slightly higher on Thursday, rebounding after a weak start to the new year, as reports showed the private sector added 40,000 jobs in December and weekly unemployment benefits claims fell more than expected.
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Employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.
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(Corrects result of derivatives auction in 10th paragraph, removes extraneous word in third paragraph)      NEW YORK  - U.S. private employers likely added 57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had expected, according to a report released on Wednesday, indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.
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The service sector of the U.S. economy saw activity grow in December, amid continued advances for employment and increasing prices, a report from a private research group said Wednesday.
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The US economy created less jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.
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U.S. private employers likely added 158,000 jobs in November, according to a survey by ADP Employer Services released on Wednesday.
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Retail sales have risen sharply in the run-up to the key Christmas season, adding to data which suggests the economy is gathering pace and interest rates may rise next year.
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Economic activity outside the manufacturing sector grew at an unexpectedly strong pace in November, marking the 20th consecutive month of expansion, according to a private research group.
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Industrial output in the US has beaten forecasts in December, increasing for the 19th month in a row.