US Firms Add 155,000 Jobs in ADP Data, More Than Forecast

Hiring at US companies accelerated last month, rebounding from a weak February marked by severe weather in some regions of the country.

Private-sector payrolls increased by 155,000 in March, according to ADP Research. That was above all but one estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. The gains were driven by professional and business services, financial activities and manufacturing.

“Despite policy uncertainty and downbeat consumers, the bottom line is this: The March topline number was a good one for the economy and employers of all sizes, if not necessarily all sectors,” Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, said in ...