US businesses added a robust 271,000 jobs in December.
Payroll processor ADP said Thursday that last month's job gains marked a sharp upturn from November's gain of 157,000.
The gains, if backed up by government numbers due Friday, could be strong enough to reduce the unemployment rate.
The burst of hiring last month comes as financial markets are dreading a broader economic slowdown, causing stock prices to collapse. But job growth at December's pace suggest that the US economy is unlikely to fall into a recession, said Mark Zandi, who prepares the ADP report as chief economist at Moody's Analystics
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