Later today, ADP will release its report of new private-sector jobs hiring for February, with the consensus calling for an increase of 208,000 new jobs from January’s 108,000. While the ADP report isn’t always a reliable precursor to the official data, analysts and investors generally use these numbers to fine tune their own forecasts. As of today, analysts expect that the BLS will report 207,000 new jobs, down from January’s 243,000. Read more