- Employment in the private sector measured by ADP increases by 235,000 in December.
- The dollar gains moment after the data.
- On Friday it will be the turn of non-farm payrolls.
The ADP employment report indicated that during December the private sector increased jobs by 235,000, exceeding the expected 150,000. In November the reading had been 127,000, the lowest level since January 2021. The report reported that revenue increased 7.3% from a year ago.
Nela Richardson reported that the labor market is solid although “fragmented”, with large variations in job creation across different industries. “Segments that aggressively hired in the first half of 2022 have slowed hiring and, in some cases, eliminated jobs in the last month of the year,” he added.
The dollar The market advanced to new daily highs immediately after the jobs data. In minutes the weekly jobless claims report will be published and then the final reading of the S&P Global PMI for the service sector. On Friday it will be the turn of the official employment report with non-farm payrolls (expected to rise above 200,000) and the unemployment rate (consensus points to holding at 3.7%).
Source: Fx Street
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