Our SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard showed hiring slightly down, and the average paycheck up for the third consecutive month. Small business owners’ optimism for the future sits at 57 percent, roughly where we’ve seen it over the last several months.
In our survey, we found that four in five small business owners are not planning raises to make up for the recent 2 percent payroll tax increase. Read over our Scorecard infographic for more on the small business economy.
The SurePayroll Hiring and Paychecks Indices
National Results |
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| Month | Hiring Index | Pay Index | ||
| January ’13 | 11,564 | 944 | ||
| December ’12 | 11,576 | 938 | ||
| November ’12 | 11,584 | 937 | ||
| October ’12 | 11,601 | 937 | ||
| September ’12 | 11,608 | 939 | ||
| 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 | ||
Regional Results |
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Midwest |
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| Month | Hiring Index | Pay Index | ||
| January ’13 | 10,932 | 945 | ||
| December ’12 | 10,951 | 938 | ||
| November ’12 | 10,960 | 936 | ||
| October ’12 | 10,976 | 933 | ||
| September ’12 | 10,992 | 931 | ||
| 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 | ||
Northeast |
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| Month | Hiring Index | Pay Index | ||
| January ’13 | 11,728 | 932 | ||
| December ’12 | 11,771 | 923 | ||
| November ’12 | 11,809 | 924 | ||
| October ’12 | 11,842 | 927 | ||
| September ’12 | 11,872 | 932 | ||
| 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 | ||
South |
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| Month | Hiring Index | Pay Index | ||
| January ’13 | 12,330 | 952 | ||
| December ’12 | 12,304 | 948 | ||
| November ’12 | 12,269 | 949 | ||
| October ’12 | 12,257 | 948 | ||
| September ’12 | 12,223 | 949 | ||
| 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 | ||
West |
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| Month | Hiring Index | Pay Index | ||
| January ’13 | 10,046 | 1,129 | ||
| December ’12 | 10,077 | 1,124 | ||
| November ’12 | 10,115 | 1,122 | ||
| October ’12 | 10,155 | 1,122 | ||
| September ’12 | 10,189 | 1,125 | ||
| 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 | ||
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.
