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ADP Shows 122K May Jobs Gain, Yet Hiring Outlook Cautious

6/3/2026

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ADP reported U.S. private payrolls rose by 122,000 jobs in May, the strongest monthly gain since January 2025.
Hiring was broad, with education and health services adding 57,000 jobs, trade, transportation and utilities 36,000, construction and leisure-hospitality 8,000 each, and small firms (<50 employees) providing 67,000 of the hires.
Economists noted weaker hiring-intentions indexes and the Conference Board’s job-availability differential temper confidence in the ADP surge.

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ADP reported U.S. private payrolls rose by 122,000 jobs in May, the strongest monthly gain since January 2025.
Hiring was broad, with education and health services adding 57,000 jobs, trade, transportation and utilities 36,000, construction and leisure-hospitality 8,000 each, and small firms (<50 employees) providing 67,000 of the hires.
Economists noted weaker hiring-intentions indexes and the Conference Board’s job-availability differential temper confidence in the ADP surge.