U.S. Hiring Grows As Companies Hit Limits With Workers

By Martin Crutsinger

WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies will have to keep hiring steadily to meet their customers' rising demand.

That's the message that emerged from a report Wednesday that employers are finding it harder to squeeze more output from their existing staff. It also helps explain why ADP, a payroll provider, estimated Wednesday that companies added 216,000 workers last month.