Employment in the United States increased more than expected in December

The non-agricultural US employment growth in December became better-than-expected, reaching its eight-month peak – according to a report released on Wednesday by the ADP Labor Data Processing Institute.

According to the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Institute for Human Resources, Payroll and Tax Services, the number of people employed in the non-agricultural sectors of the United States increased seasonally adjusted in December by 202,000, compared to November. (MTI)