Professional services like accounting and tax prep gained 12,000 jobs, however, according to the payroll giant.
There are signs of a slowdown in the economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread.
The private sector gained 428,000 jobs in August, especially within large companies, according to payroll giant ADP, a tentative sign of a continuing economic recovery despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Job growth slowed in July as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Private sector employers added 2,369,000 jobs in June, according to payroll giant ADP, in a promising sign of business recovery despite the COVID-19 pandemic. ADP also revised upward its May total from a loss of 2,760,000 jobs to a gain of 3,065,000 jobs.
The labor market has a long road ahead as businesses try to adjust to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Private sector employers slashed at least 2,760,000 jobs from April 12 to May 12, according to payroll giant ADP, on top of the 20 million job cuts in the previous monthly period.
COVID-19 wiped out most of the jobs gained since the 2008-09 recession despite extensive tax cuts and stimulus payments from the IRS.
The job gains were mainly at big companies and largely came before the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S.