U.S. businesses added 517,000 workers in March as states like Texas and Florida lifted pandemic restrictions, data from payroll provider ADP indicated Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Econoday had forecast job growth of 500,00, although estimates ranged from 225,000 to 750,000. In March, Texas Governor Greg Abbott lifted the restrictions on business in his state and ended its mask mandate. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis barred local governments from fining businesses for violations of local covid safety restrictions. Many other states have also eliminated or pared back restrictions placed on businesses during the pandemic. The pandemic appears to have made it harder for ADP to measure job growth, perhaps because so much of the economy is responding to governmental restrictions. Last year ADP’s estimates consistently failed to track job growth. And that has continued into this year. Last month, ADP said private payrolls grew by just 117,000. Government data released a few days … [Read more...] about The Reopening: ADP Says Private Payrolls Grew By 517,000 in March
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Declare State of Emergency on Insecurity now, ADP to Buhari
Kindly Share This Story: Calls for the immediate probe of the former Service Chiefs by a Judicial Panel of Inquiry *** Urges Buhari to Come Out from Aso Rock, come clean and tell Nigerians what really is happening with the Nation’s Security Architecture ***Says has not been hijacked and cocooned by a cabal of fifth columnists By Henry Umoru ABUJA – THE Action Democratic Party, ADP, Buhari asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on the insecurity situation in the country following renewed cases of armed banditry, kidnapping, rape and wanton destruction of property across the country. According to the ADP, the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration’s poor handling of the challenges of insecurity in the country is mind-boggling, just as it said that President Buhari should declare a nationwide state of emergency on insecurity whereby, senior Army officers should relocate from their … [Read more...] about Declare State of Emergency on Insecurity now, ADP to Buhari
Nigeria not failed state, says ADP
Kindly Share This Story: The Action Democratic Party (ADP) says Nigeria is not a failed state in spite of its numerous challenges. The National Chairman of ADP, Mr Yusuf Sani, made the assertion at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The conference was organised by the party on the state of the nation. Sani, who noted that Nigeria’s challenges included decline in economy and insecurity, said that the challenges were not peculiar to it. He said that many developed countries had been confronted with similar or worse situations. He said that the manner the Federal Government would handle the issues would determine how the country would progress. “Nigeria is not a failed state. It still has all it takes, both the potential and opportunities, to leverage on to get back on its feet. “If addressed properly, there would be boost in democracy and governance,” he said. Sani said that the nation’s experience with Boko Haram insurgency should be a … [Read more...] about Nigeria not failed state, says ADP
Edo: Obaseki floors ADP, others at tribunal
Kindly Share This Story: By Ozioruva Aliu GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, floored the Action Democratic Party, ADP, and its governorship candidate in the September 19, 2020, governorship election, Iboi Emmanuel at the Edo State governorship election petition tribunal as a petition brought against him and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was dismissed. In a five and a half hour ruling, Justice Suleiman Abubakar said, the petitioners could not prove their case of forgery, participation in the primary election of two political parties and not having the constitutional qualification to contest the governorship election against Obaseki. READ ALSO: Attack on Ortom: IGP sends Abba Kyari to Benue The tribunal first ruled that the inclusion of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as respondents in the petition by the ADP and then make it look like they have a … [Read more...] about Edo: Obaseki floors ADP, others at tribunal
Private sector jobs spike 517K in March: ADP
The private sector saw a significant boost in jobs in March, adding 517,000 new positions, according to payroll company ADP. “We saw marked improvement in March’s labor market data, reporting the strongest gain since September 2020,” said Nela Richardson, ADP’s chief economist. The increase was the highest since September, when the private sector added 821,000 jobs before falling to more moderate levels through the autumn and winter, including a month of job loss in December. ADVERTISEMENT The lion’s share of the new jobs, 437,000, or 85 percent, came from a rebound in the service sector, which was hardest hit during the pandemic. The uptick included an increase of 169,000 leisure and hospitality jobs, such as restaurant work, a 92,000 increase in trade, transportation and utility jobs, and 68,000 education and health jobs. On the good side, manufacturing and construction saw notable increases as well. “We are continuing to keep a close watch on the hardest hit … [Read more...] about Private sector jobs spike 517K in March: ADP