ADP released its National Employment Report Wednesday, showing employment will increase substantially in March, lead by an increase in construction jobs.

Private sector employment increased a seasonally-adjusted 263,000 in March, the report showed. This is down slightly from February’s predicted increase of 298,000.

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(Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics)

But while ADP predicted February’s employment to increase nearly 300,000, this chart shows it actually came in lower. January followed the same pattern as its increase of 227,000 came in higher than ADP’s predicted 246,000.

March’s jobs gain was pushed forward substantially by the increase in construction jobs, a welcome sign for the inventory-starved market.

The goods-producing sector added about 82,000 jobs with increases in these areas:

National resources and mining: Increased 4,000

Construction: Increased 49,000

Manufacturing: Increased 30,000

The service-providing sector added about 181,000 jobs with increases in these areas:

Trade, Transportation and Utilities: Increased 34,000

Information: Decreased 10,000

Financial activities: Increased 25,000

Professional and business: Increased 57,000

Education and health: Increased 13,000

Leisure and hospitality: Increased 55,000

Other services: Increased 6,000

However as mentioned above, the report’s spotty record reminds us that this is just guesswork overall. Friday’s jobs report could show much different numbers.