U.S. private-sector employers cut a surprisingly low 8,000 jobs in September, a private employment service said Wednesday, although the data did not include the financial chaos of the past two weeks. The report from ADP Employer Services was expected to show 60,000 private-sector jobs were lost last month. The ADP data comes ahead of the government's broader labor-market report on Friday, which is expected to show the U.S. economy lost jobs for a ninth consecutive month in September. Economists expect the Labor Department report to show a loss of 100,000 non-farm jobs last month, and many said the ADP report is not always a reliable indicator of the government report.
