The Paychex | IHS Small Business Jobs Index has plateaued this year, albeit at a solid pace of employment gains. At 100.70, the August index moved up just 0.02 percent from July and is off 0.01 percent from the 2016 average of 100.71.

1. 1-MonthPerformance
Highlightingthebestandworstshort-term performance,below isaone-month
analysisoftheindexpercentchangeforallnineU.S.regions,the20largeststates
andmetroareasbasedonU.S.population,andeightmajorindustrysectors.
12-MonthTrend
Callingoutthebestandworstlong-term trends,below isa12-Monthanalysisof
theindexpercentchangeforallnineU.S.regions,the20largeststatesandmetro
areasbasedonU.S.population,andeightmajorindustrysectors.
SmallbusinessesplayapivotalroleintheU.S.
economy,accountingfornearly95percentof
employers.Theyareavitalsourceofentrepreneurship
andinnovation.ThePaychex|IHSSmallBusiness
JobsIndextrackssmallbusinessemploymenttrends
bymeasuringaggregatedpayrolldatafrom the
Paychexclientbase,andprovidestimely,accurate
insightintonational,regional,state,metroandinsightintonational,regional,state,metroand
industryemploymentactivity.
100.70+0.22%
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incriticalareasthatshapetoday’sbusinesslandscape.Businessesand
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committedtosustainable,profitablegrowthandemploysapproximately
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+2.50%
SEATTLE
+2.28%
NEWYORKCITY
+1.79%
WASHINGTON
+3.19%
VIRGINIA
+2.00%
NEWJERSEY
+1.50%
WASHINGTON
+1.04%
MIDDLE
ATLANTIC
-3.06%
DALLAS
-2.29%
SANDIEGO
-1.88%
SANFRANCISCO
-1.42%
TEXAS
-1.30%
INDIANA
-0.95%
MISSOURI
-1.18%
WESTSOUTH
CENTRAL
-0.66%
RIVERSIDE,CA
-0.61%
HOUSTON
-0.47%
MIAMI
-1.02%
INDIANA
-0.74%
WISCONSIN
-0.24%
NORTHCAROLINA
-0.07%
PACIFIC
+0.92%
SEATTLE
+0.81%
CHICAGO
+0.77%
ST.LOUIS
+0.90%
ILLINOIS
+0.65%
WASHINGTON
+0.55%
MICHIGAN
+0.49%
EASTSOUTH
CENTRAL
0.11%
3-MonthNationalTrend
DespiteasetbackinJuly,pairedwitha
flatAugust,the3-monthtrendisup0.11
percentduetothelargeincreaseinJune.
12-MONTHCHANGE
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
-0.18%
TRADE,
TRANSPORTATION,
ANDUTILITIES
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
+0.23%
FINANCIAL
ACTIVITIES
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
+1.67%
OTHERSERVICES
(EXCEPTPUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION)
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
-0.85%
MANUFACTURING