August 2012 National Small Business Trends
August month-over-month hiring was down 0.1 percent and paychecks were down 0.2 percent. Year-over-year, hiring is down 1.5 percent and paychecks are down 1.4 percent.
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| August ’12 |
11,629 |
939 |
| July ’12 |
11,640 |
941 |
| June ’12 |
11,644 |
942 |
| May ’12 |
11,668 |
941 |
| April ’12 |
11,675 |
942 |
| March ’12 |
11,687 |
945 |
| February ’12 |
11,711 |
945 |
| January ’12 |
11,707 |
947 |
| December ’11 |
11,727 |
947 |
| November ’11 |
11,751 |
950 |
| October ’11 |
11,772 |
949 |
| September ’11 |
11,789 |
951 |
| August ’11 |
11,810 |
952 |
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August 2012 Regional Small Business Trends
August’s month-over-month regional outlook shows hiring down across the Midwest, Northeast and West, and up 0.2 percent in the South. Paychecks were up in the Midwest (0.6 percent) and down in the rest of the country.
Midwest Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| August ’12 |
11,023 |
926 |
| July ’12 |
11,044 |
921 |
| June ’12 |
11,056 |
919 |
| May ’12 |
11,089 |
915 |
| April ’12 |
11,098 |
914 |
| March ’12 |
11,117 |
917 |
| February ’12 |
11,142 |
918 |
| January ’12 |
11,138 |
920 |
| December ’11 |
11,161 |
922 |
| November ’11 |
11,189 |
924 |
| October ’11 |
11,223 |
925 |
| September ’11 |
11,239 |
928 |
| August ’11 |
11,259 |
932 |
|
Northeast Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| August ’12 |
11,892 |
935 |
| July ’12 |
11,910 |
940 |
| June ’12 |
11,914 |
945 |
| May ’12 |
11,935 |
946 |
| April ’12 |
11,938 |
951 |
| March ’12 |
11,950 |
956 |
| February ’12 |
11,977 |
958 |
| January ’12 |
11,976 |
963 |
| December ’11 |
12,003 |
966 |
| November ’11 |
12,016 |
970 |
| October ’11 |
12,035 |
969 |
| September ’11 |
12,062 |
970 |
| August ’11 |
12,104 |
970 |
|
South Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| August ’12 |
12,220 |
948 |
| July ’12 |
12,195 |
955 |
| June ’12 |
12,169 |
956 |
| May ’12 |
12,170 |
954 |
| April ’12 |
12,150 |
954 |
| March ’12 |
12,134 |
956 |
| February ’12 |
12,137 |
954 |
| January ’12 |
12,099 |
956 |
| December ’11 |
12,093 |
953 |
| November ’11 |
12,095 |
956 |
| October ’11 |
12,093 |
955 |
| September ’11 |
12,082 |
955 |
| August ’11 |
12,058 |
956 |
|
West Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| August ’12 |
10,233 |
1,126 |
| July ’12 |
10,274 |
1,126 |
| June ’12 |
10,310 |
1,129 |
| May ’12 |
10,360 |
1,128 |
| April ’12 |
10,407 |
1,128 |
| March ’12 |
10,450 |
1,129 |
| February ’12 |
10,495 |
1,128 |
| January ’12 |
10,534 |
1,128 |
| December ’11 |
10,581 |
1,128 |
| November ’11 |
10,639 |
1,131 |
| October ’11 |
10,680 |
1,129 |
| September ’11 |
10,728 |
1,130 |
| August ’11 |
10,788 |
1,130 |
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About the Scorecard
Set in 2004, the SurePayroll Hiring Index (with a baseline of 10,000) and the SurePayroll Pay Index (with a baseline of 1,000) are generated as part of the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard®, an economic indicator that tracks the health of the U.S. small business economy. The SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard is generated from actual payroll data — paychecks issued to contractors and employees — for tens of thousands of small businesses nationwide.
Questions regarding the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard can be directed to Lori Bolas or Jennifer Signorini. Lori can be reached at loriann.bolas@surepayroll.com or by phone at 847.676.8420 ext. 7248. Jennifer can be reached at surepayroll@racepointgroup.com or by phone at 617.624.3217.
