Private companies hired 188,000 new workers in June, considerably better than expectations, indicating the job market continues to heal slowly, according to a report from ADP.



The number combined with a steadying of weekly jobless claims at 343,000, which was below estimates of 350,000 and consistent with recent weeks.

Services again stoked the private-hiring number, with 161,000 new jobs compared to the goods-producing sector's creation of 27,000 positions, the survey from ADP and Moody's Analytics showed.