A new report from a national payroll company says that private sector jobs increased by 110,000 in October, slightly above economists' predictions of 100,000. The report also revised the September report to show an increase of 116,000, up from 91,000. The report is only for private sector workers, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that will be released Friday will include public sector jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at 9.1%.
See "ADP: Private Sector Adds 110,000 Jobs", Kathleen Madigan, The Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2011