ADP Small Business Report
May 2018

Private Sector Small Business Employment Increased by 38,000 Jobs in May, According to ADP Small Business Report

Private sector small business employment increased by 38,000 jobs from April to May according to the May ADP Small Business Report. Due to the important contribution that small businesses make to economic growth, employment data that are specific to businesses with 49 or fewer employees is reported each month and broadly distributed to the public, free of charge.

38,000

Change in employment among small businesses with 1-49 employees

CHANGE BY BUSINESS SIZE

Very Small

1-19 Employees

15,000

Other Small

20-49 Employees

23,000

CHANGE BY SECTOR

Goods-producing Sector

28,000

Very Small
18,000

Other Small
10,000

Service-providing Sector

10,000

Very Small
-3,000

Other Small
13,000

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Note: All size data included in the ADP National Employment Report is based on size of business, defined as an entity with a unique Employer Identification Number, which may include multiple establishments. Sum of components may not equal total due to rounding.

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