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U.S. private sector added just 38,000 jobs in August, missing expectations

The gain was the smallest since January and fell short of the 47,000 consensus estimate, with most hiring concentrated in education and health services

A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Lauren Petracca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

ADP put August private-sector job creation at 38,000, a figure that trailed the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 47,000 and represented the weakest monthly total since January, according to CNBC.

The August total also came in below the upwardly revised July figure of 46,000. ADP revised July's count from an initially reported 44,000, the company said.

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