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Hiring Slowed In April, Report Signals

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By Mark Memmott

Published May 2, 2012 at 7:40 AM MDT

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Businesses added just 119,000 jobs to their payrolls in April, a sharp drop from an estimated 201,000-gain in March, .

The private group's report is "a troubling sign" two days before the Bureau of Labor Statistics issues its figures on April employment growth and unemployment, .

ADP's data indicate "private businesses hired at an anemic pace in April." that the figures signal that "companies added the fewest number of U.S. workers in seven months in April, a reminder the job market will take time to strengthen."

In March, , the nation's unemployment rate was 8.2 percent.

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