A new survey from ADP says that companies added 206,000 job sin November. Economists had forecast around a 130,000 job increase. Overall, the survey shows that the economy added 122,000 net jobs. Most jobs came from service providers, who added 178,000 workers. The Labor Department will release its numbers for November on Friday.
See "ADP Says U.S. Companies Added 206,000 Workers in November", Shobhana Chandra, Business Week, November 29, 2011