A surge in employment in the hospitality sector boosted private job creation in October, ADP payroll processing company reported Wednesday.

The month saw companies add 571,000 jobs, surpassing the Dow Jones 395,000 estimate. This was just short of the September 523,000 downwardly revised figure. This was the most successful month since June for job growth.

The sector of leisure and hospitality saw an 185,000 increase, even though it is still well below the pre-pandemic level. It is seen as a sign of an economy that has stalled due to the increase in the Delta Covid variant and massive supply line clogs.

Mark Zandi (chief economist, Moody’s Analytics), who assisted ADP with compiling this report, stated that “the job market is revving up as the Delta wave of the pandemic winds back down.” All industries are seeing job gains, but especially large corporations. More job growth is possible as long as the pandemic stays contained.

The sector’s growth drove a 458,000 increase in service jobs.

88,000 people were hired in professional and business services, while 78,000 jobs were added by trade transport and utilities. Education and health care services saw a 56,000 increase.

Construction accounted for 54,000 more jobs than manufacturing.

With 342,000 new employees, the largest businesses had more than 500 workers. Medium-sized businesses saw an 115,000 increase in their workforce, while those with less than 50 employees saw an 115,000 rise.

ADP’s report is two days ahead of the Labor Department’s nonfarm payrolls count. Dow Jones projects that this will show a 450,000 increase.

ADP is a tool that can be used to predict the count of government officials, but they may differ in many ways.

In September, ADP’s tally of private payroll creation – initially at 568,000 before being revised lower by 45,000 – was well above the Labor Department’s 317,000. It was only 194,000. That’s a lot less than the estimate and this is despite losing 123,000 jobs in government.