MAY 2021 ADP Small Business Report

Private sector small business employment increased by 333,000 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.

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333,000 Change in Employment among small businesses with 1-49 employees

Change By Business Size

Very Small1-19 Employees

177,000

Other Small20-49 Employees

156,000

Change By Sector & Industry

Goods-producing Sector

25,000

Very Small

14,000

Other Small

11,000

Service-providing Sector

308,000

Very Small

163,000

Other Small

145,000

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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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The ADP® National Employment Report™ is published monthly by the ADP Research Institute® in close collaboration with Moody's Analytics. The ADP® National Employment Report™ provides a monthly snapshot of U.S. nonfarm private sector Employment based on actual transactional payroll data.

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May 2021 ADP Employment Reports

National Employment Report™

978,000 Change in U.S. nonfarm private sector Employment

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Small Business Report

333,000 Change in employment among small businesses

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National Franchise Report

57,700 Change in U.S. franchise employment

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