Natalie Silverstein, of the Broward County Transportation Department, left, talks to job seeker Janely Ramos, right, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

June 4 (Bloomberg) — Companies  added fewer jobs than forecast in May, a sign of uneven progress in the labor market, a private report based on payrolls showed.

The 179,000 increase in employment was the smallest in four months and followed a 215,000 gain the prior month that was less than initially estimated, according to figures today from the Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Research Institute. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for May advance of 210,000.

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