Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment:     27,000

By Company Size

- Small businesses:     -52,000

1-19 employees     -50,000

20-49 employees     -2,000

- Medium businesses:     11,000

50-499 employees     11,000

- Large businesses:      68,000

500-999 employees      9,000

1,000+ employees     59,000

By Sector

- Goods-producing:     -43,000

Natural resources/mining     -4,000

Construction     -36,000

Manufacturing     -3,000

- Service-providing:     71,000

Trade/transportation/utilities      0

Information     -3,000

Financial activities     13,000

Professional/business services     22,000 
     - Professional/technical services     14,000 
     - Management of companies/enterprises     3,000
     - Administrative/support services     5,000

Education/health services     33,000
     - Health care/social assistance     34,000
     - Education     -1,000

Leisure/hospitality    16,000

Other services     -9,000

* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.

- Franchise Employment**

Franchise jobs     -4,800

**Complete details on franchise employment can be found here.

"Following an overly strong April, May marked the smallest gain since the expansion began," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "Large companies continue to remain strong as they are better equipped to compete for labor in a tight labor market."

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, said, "Job growth is moderating. Labor shortages are impeding job growth, particularly at small companies, and layoffs at brick-and-mortar retailers are hurting."