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U.S. Firms Added 749,000 Jobs in September, ADP Report Shows

  • Report suggests gradual rebound in labor market is continuing
  • Payrolls remain more than 10 million below pre-pandemic level
A bartender prepares a drink at a restaurant in Clemson, South Carolina.

A bartender prepares a drink at a restaurant in Clemson, South Carolina.

Photographer: Micah Green/Bloomberg
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U.S. companies added 749,000 jobs in September, a private report showed, indicating the labor market’s gradual rebound is continuing as demand rises from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses’ payrolls increased after an upwardly revised 481,000 rise in August, according to ADP Research Institute data released Wednesday. The median projection in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 649,000 gain in September.