Investing.com - U.S. private employers added 135,000 jobs in September, well above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor ADP showed on Wednesday.
Economists had expected the ADP nonfarm payrolls report to show a gain of 125,000 jobs.
Private sector jobs increased by 237,000 in August.
The ADP figures come ahead of the U.S. Labor Department's more comprehensive non-farm payrolls report on Friday, which includes both public and private-sector employment.
Economists are expecting the U.S. economy to have added 90,000 jobs in September, down from 156,000 the month before. The unemployment rate is forecast to remain unchanged at 4.4%.