By NBC News staff and wire reports
U.S. businesses kept hiring at a modest pace in July, a private survey showed Wednesday, suggesting the job market could be improving after three sluggish months.
Payroll provider ADP says businesses added 163,000 jobs last month. That's slightly below a revised total of 172,000 jobs it reported for June.?July's job gain came in above forecasts for 120,000 new jobs.
The report is jointly developed with Macroeconomic Advisers LLC.
The report only covers hiring in the private sector and excludes government job growth. The Labor Department will offer a more complete picture of July hiring on Friday.
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The ADP survey offered some hope that hiring is picking up. But it has often deviated sharply from the government report. In June, the Labor Department said employers added just 80,000 jobs, less than half the figure reported by ADP.
The Labor Department will report July employment data on Friday. The consensus of economists expect the jobless rate to remain at 8.2 percent and non-farm payrolls to expand by 100,000.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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