March 5 (UPI) -- Private payroll growth in February came in well short of expectations, according to private payroll processor ADP's monthly report. According to ADP, 77,000 private sector jobs were created in February and annual pay was up 4.7%. That was the smallest job growth since July. Advertisement It was far below the Dow Jones consensus expectation that 170,000 private sector jobs would be created in February amid worries that U.S. tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China will fuel more