Hiring in the U.S. private sector and pay growth slowed down in December last year across several industries, according to a report released on Wednesday.  The Always Designing for People (ADP)

Companies added a seasonally adjusted 122,000 jobs for the month, down from 146,000 additions in November and less than the Dow Jones consensus forecast for 136,000. On wages, pay grew at a 4.6% rate from a year ago,