Official labor numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a higher-than-expected increase of147,000 jobs in June. The ADP report, released Wednesday, pointed to a decrease of 33,000 private sector jobs.

U.S. private payrolls fell for the first time in more than two years in June as economic uncertainty hampered hiring, but low layoffs continued to anchor the labor market.

American employers shed 33,000 staff last month, a new report showed, in an unexpectedly weak readout on U.S. labor-market health. The ADP data undershot consensus expectations for job growth of 100,0000 positions in June,