They often differ from the BLS numbers, as the article you cited noted.
The official government numbers, released by the BLS just this morning, show job growth fell to 156K vs estimates of between 180K and 190K, and that the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%. In addition, the previously released numbers for June and July were reduced by a total of 41K. August is usually a soft month for job growth, but the economy is still strong.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/01/news/economy/august-jobs-report/index.html
I don't know why ADP often shows higher numbers, but I suspect they're comparing apples and oranges. The BLS numbers are the ones economists usually rely on and are initially just an estimate - they may be revised up or down a month or so later, as the numbers for June and July were. |
