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Thinning the Ranks

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The ADP employment change report came out this morning, and, as it was the month before, it fell well short of expectations. Whereas the predicted increase in jobs was 111,000, the actual number was one-third that level. As you can see, the ADP figure has been generally shrinking for the past eight months, so there’s definitely a weakening trend in the wonderful world of job creation.

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