WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. private payrolls growth slowed more than expected in April ... to have increased by 130,000 jobs after a rise of 228,000 in March. The unemployment rate is forecast ...

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 133,000 in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

This section below was published as a preview of the April Nonfarm Payrolls data at 06:00 GMT. Nonfarm Payrolls are expected to rise by 130K in April, lower than ... that the US private sector ...

Hiring in the US slowed in April but by a bit less than expected. According to the US Department of Labor, non-farm payrolls rose by 177,000, following a gain of 185,000 during the previous month.

April Nonfarm Payrolls: +177K vs. +130K consensus and +185K in March (revised from +228K). Unemployment rate: 4.2% vs. 4.2% consensus and 4.2% prior. Average hourly earnings: +0.2% M/M vs. +0.3% ...

The US added 177,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate held at 4.2%.

Private employers added fewer jobs than expected in April ... The April jobs report is expected to show 133,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added to the US economy this month while unemployment ...

U.S. private payrolls growth slowed more than expected in April, the ADP National Employment Report ... Overall nonfarm payrolls are estimated to have increased by 130,000 jobs after a rise of 228,000 ...