US private employers added 44,000 jobs last month, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday, missing expectations. Still, ADP noted that pay for job-switchers accelerated to 7% in July, its fastest annual pace since last August, suggesting demand for some workers may be picking up. "Job-changers are highly sensitive to real-time economic conditions, and their rapid pay growth implies supply constraints in parts of the labor market," ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said in a statement. Hiring picked up the most in education and health services, while leisure and hospitality shed 11,000 jobs as the World Cup wound down. Official payroll growth figures and the unemployment rate will be released by the Labor Department on Friday, and are expected to show 80,000 new roles.