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US private employment slips

US private sector employment unexpectedly dropped in August for the first time in seven months, signaling a weakening economic recovery, payrolls firm ADP said Wednesday.

A man takes part in a rally demanding jobs in Los Angeles, California in August 2010. US private sector employment dropped in August for the first time in seven months, signaling a weakening economic recovery, payrolls firm ADP has said.

Some 10,000 private-sector jobs were lost last month following a revised July increase of 37,000 jobs, ADP said in a report.

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