WORLD US adds 428,000 private jobs in August, below expectations

WORLD

US adds 428,000 private jobs in August, below expectations

AFP

21:01, September 02, 2020

The US private sector created 428,000 new jobs in August, payroll services firm ADP said on COVID-19.

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Events and entertainment workers gather in a protest to bring attention to their labor and unemployment on August 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: AFP)

Large businesses with more than 1,000 employees made up more than half of the gains, and the bulk of the new jobs were in services firms, which were hard-hit by shutdowns to stop the virus's spread, while manufacturing added just 9,000.

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