WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey shows U.S. businesses added 166,000 jobs last month, a sign of only modest improvement in hiring.

Payroll company ADP said Wednesday that private employers added just 159,000 jobs in August and 161,000 in July, both slightly lower than the previous estimates.

The figures are taking on greater importance because they may be the only measure of the September job market for some time. The Labor Department will have to delay its September jobs report, scheduled for Friday, if the government shutdown goes past Wednesday.

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