ADP Says U.S. Companies Added 206,000 Workers in November

Companies added more workers than anticipated in November, easing concern the job market is stagnating in the third year of the U.S. recovery, according to a private report based on payrolls.

The 206,000 increase was the biggest this year and followed a revised 130,000 gain the prior month, Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Employer Services said today. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called for an advance of 130,000.