US Private Hiring Missed Forecasts in January, ADP Data Show (2)

US companies added fewer jobs than expected in January, pointing to a continued slowdown in the labor market at the start of the year.

Private-sector payrolls increased by 22,000 after a downward revision to the prior month, according to ADP Research data released Wednesday. The figure was short of all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.

The ADP figures will likely offer this week’s fullest picture of the labor market in January as official data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was delayed due to the partial government shutdown. BLS said it will reschedule the January jobs report, which ...