WASHINGTON (Reuters] – U.S. Private Payrolls fell less than forecast in April. This is likely due to worker shortages.

The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday showed that private payrolls increased by 247,000 jobs in March. The revised data for March showed that 479,000 new jobs were added, instead of 455,000 as originally reported. Reuters polled economists to forecast that private payrolls will rise by 395,000 jobs.

Moody’s Analytics (NYSE:) Analytics jointly created the ADP report. It was released before Friday’s Labor Department’s comprehensive, closely-watched employment report. However, it has a bad record of predicting private payrolls in the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report. This is due to methodology differences.

According to government data, Tuesday’s job-openings record was set at 11.5 Million. This pushed the gap between the workers and the employers up to 3.4% from 3.1%.

A Reuters survey of economists found that private payrolls increased by 385,000 jobs in April, after increasing 426,000 in March. As government employment continues to rise, it is likely that nonfarm payrolls will increase by 394,000. In March, 431,000 new jobs were created in the economy.