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Franchise sector job growth increased by 18,500 in February, according to the February 2016 ADP National Franchise Report. Several industries showed positive growth in February, including food retailers (up 0.4 percent from January), restaurants (up 0.3 percent from January), accommodations (up 0.3 percent from January) and real estate (up 0.2 percent from January).

February’s metric is a bit down from January’s growth of 20,000, but Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and head of the ADP Research Institute, said several industries within the sector helped overall job growth stay positive.

“Though franchise employment growth declined a bit from January, accommodations rebounded into positive territory replacing most of the jobs lost in that sector last month,” Yildirmaz said. "Restaurants continued as the biggest employment driver among franchises,"

Franchise job growth has been strong the last few months and strong consumer spending is expected to help accelerate that trend.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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