A report from a highly reputable agency Thursday showed U.S. private employers added 158,000 jobs in June, numbers below economists' expectations
Economists had forecast the ADP National Employment Report would show a gain of 185,000 jobs, with estimates ranging from 140,000 to 233,000.
Private payroll gains in the month earlier were revised down to 230,000 from an originally reported 253,000 increase.
Economists look for U.S. private payroll employment to have grown by 172,000 jobs in June, up from 147,000 the month before. Total non-farm employment is expected to have increased by 179,000.
The unemployment rate south of the border is forecast to stay steady at the 4.3% recorded a month earlier.
