Economic Report: U.S. private sector added ‘whopping’ 497,000 jobs in June, ADP says, in biggest increase since July 2022

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The numbers: The U.S. private sector added 497,000 jobs in June, according to the payroll-services firm ADP, compared with a revised 267,000 in May. The increase reported Thursday was the biggest since July 2022.

Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a gain of 220,000 private-sector jobs.

Key details: Service-sector firms…