Wednesday, October 24, 2012

ADP alters method for counting job growth

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/adp-alters-method-for-counting-job-growth-2012-10-24?link=MW_home_latest_news

ADP is altering the formula used for counting how many U.S. jobs are created each month in order to better align with government data, after repeated instances in which the two reports sharply diverged.
The first ADP release to include the new formula will be the October jobs report to be issued Nov. 1. The government’s official report will come out one day later. 

 “We were driven by pure process,” he said. “Our goal is to get the most up-to-date details on the labor market at that date in time.”


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