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U.S. Companies Add Most Jobs in Four Months, ADP Data Show

A job seeker, left, shakes hands with a representative during a career fair in the Brooklyn borough of New York.Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

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By Scott Lanman

September 5, 2019 at 12:25 PM UTC

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September 5, 2019 at 12:41 PM UTC

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U.S. companies added the most jobs in four months in August while jobless claims stayed low last week, reports showed Thursday, suggesting the labor market remains healthy despite a slowdown in manufacturing and global weakness.