Investing.com - U.S. private employers added 241,000 jobs in March, 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 208,000 jobs.
Private sector jobs increased by 235,000 in February.
The ADP figures come ahead of the 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 195,000 jobs after adding 313,000 positions in February, while the unemployment rate is forecast to tick down to 4.0%.