ADP Sees Private Sector Add 170,000 Jobs in January

Posted on February 3, 2012 by dannynelson • 0 Comments

Private sector employers added 170,000 jobs in January, according to the monthly national employment report from payroll giant ADP, which saw most of the gains in small and midsized businesses come in the service sector.

Small businesses with between one and 49 employees added 95,000 jobs in January, while midsized businesses with between 50 and 499 employees added 72,000 jobs. Large businesses with 500 employees or more accounted for an additional 3,000 jobs.