The ADP National Employment Report July 2012

Source: ADP Payroll Services

Employment in the U.S. nonfarm private business sector increased by 163,000 from June to July on a seasonally adjusted basis. The estimated gain from May to June was revised down slightly, from the initial estimate of 176,000 to a revised estimate of 172,000. Employment in the private, service-providing sector expanded 148,000 in July after rising a revised 151,000 in June. The private, goods-producing sector added 15,000 jobs in July. Manufacturing employment rose 6,000 this month, following a revised increase of 9,000 in June.



Read more: http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/pdf/FINAL_Release_July_12.pdf

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See also:

http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/

http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/pdf/FINAL_Report_July_12.pdf

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its numbers on Friday at 8:30 a.m. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.

So how many jobs must be created every month to have an effect on the unemployment rate? There's an app for that.

http://www.frbatlanta.org/chcs/calculator/index.cfm
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jobs Calculator™

ETA: link to last month's BLS report, which is chock-full of links to previous ADP and BLS reports

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014160067
Payroll employment continues to edge up in June (+80,000); jobless rate unchanged (8.2%)