An ADP report shows private-sector employment jumped by 42,000 in October, a snapshot of the jobs market as the government shutdown threatens another month of federal economic data.

The job growth was driven by large companies, with small and mid-sized companies shedding more workers than they added.

The ADP data, pulled from its customers’ payrolls and released Wednesday, offers a breakdown of 10 industries. Half saw growth while half saw job losses.

Education, health care, trade, transportation and utilities led the growth.

Companies shed jobs in professional business services, information and leisure and hospitality.

Most of the new jobs, 33,000, were added in service sectors. Just 9,000 jobs were added in goods-producing sectors.

ADP said this marked the first employment increase

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