May 2012 National Small Business Trends
May month-over-month hiring and paychecks were both down 0.1 percent. Year-over-year, hiring is down 1.5 percent and paychecks are down 1.1 percent
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SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| 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 |
| July ’11 |
11,827 |
952 |
| June ’11 |
11,838 |
954 |
| May ’11 |
11,840 |
952 |
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May 2012 Regional Small Business Trends
May’s month-over-month regional outlook shows the South’s hiring up 0.2 percent, and down across the rest of the country. Paychecks were up (0.1 percent) in the Midwest and flat in the South and West. Paychecks were down 0.4 percent in the Northeast.
Midwest Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| 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 |
| July ’11 |
11,271 |
937 |
| June ’11 |
11,282 |
942 |
| May ’11 |
11,288 |
940 |
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Northeast Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| 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 |
| July ’11 |
12,136 |
970 |
| June ’11 |
12,164 |
971 |
| May ’11 |
12,183 |
970 |
|
South Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| 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 |
| July ’11 |
12,036 |
950 |
| June ’11 |
12,004 |
951 |
| May ’11 |
11,972 |
949 |
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West Results
|
|
SurePayroll Hiring Index |
SurePayroll Pay Index |
| 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 |
| July ’11 |
10,847 |
1,133 |
| June ’11 |
10,901 |
1,134 |
| May ’11 |
10,934 |
1,131 |
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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.
