ADP jobs report shows 143,000 gain. Cooling U.S. labor market leads to slower wage increases.

U.S. businesses added a higher-than-expected 143,000 new jobs in September , paycheck company ADP said. Yet it was the sixth straight month in which employment gains totaled less than 200,000 in a sign the labor market has cooled off considerably.

ADP jobs report shows 143,000 gain. Cooling U.S. labor market leads to slower wage increases.
U.S. businesses added a higher-than-expected 143,000 new jobs in September , paycheck company ADP said. Yet it was the sixth straight month in which employment gains totaled less than 200,000 in a sign the labor market has cooled off considerably.