US economy added 212K jobs in Feburary

FXStreet (Mumbai) - The Employment change data released by the Automatic Data Processing, Inc (ADP) in the US showed the economy added 212K jobs in February, compared to 213K additions seen in January. The February figure missed the consensus estimate of 219K.

The details reveal, the small sized firms added 94K jobs, while Midsized and Large sized firms added 63K and 56K jobs respectively. Service sector saw additions of 181K jobs, while goods producing sector saw additions of 31K jobs.