Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as labor-market tightening 
compelled employers to hold on to seasonal hires.
Jobless claims decreased by 4,000 to 294,000 in the week ended Jan. 3, the Labor Department said today in Washington. The median forecast of 45 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a decline to 290,000.
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ADP National Employment Report Shows 241,00 Jobs Added in December
Private sector employment increased by 241,000 jobs from November to December according to 
the December ADP National Employment Report®. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
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