NEW YORK: U.S. private sector has added a total of 129,000 jobs in March this year, a report by a payrolls processor showed.

This is below economists’ expectations and the lowest since September 2017, U.S. media reported.

The private payroll gains in March earlier were revised up to 197,000 from an originally reported 183,000 increase.

The figures come ahead of the U.S. Labor Department’s comprehensive non-farm payrolls report on Friday that included public and private-sector employment. (Agencies)