22.5 percent of companies increased their employee count, 52 percent did not make a change to their staff, and 25.5 percent decreased their headcounts.

1. WWW.CBIZ.COM
SMALL BUSINESS
EMPLOYMENT INDEX
APRIL 2018
TRENDING BY REGION
INCREASED DECREASED NO CHANGE
APRIL AT A GLANCE
52%
NO
CHANGE
22.5%
INCREASED
STAFFING
25.5%
DECREASED
STAFFING
-0.04%
-0.59%
-0.16%
1.53%
“Small businesses may be hitting the pause button ahead of seasonal spring hiring. Despite the fact that April is
typically a positive month for hiring among small business owners, we’ll look toward the later spring months to
create any consistent message of a slowdown in the labor market.”
- Philip Noftsinger, Executive Vice President, CBIZ Employee Benefits
TRENDING BY INDUSTRY
INCREASED DECREASED NO CHANGE
6 MONTH OVERVIEW
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR
22.5 percent of companies increased their employee count, 52 percent did not
make a change to their staff, and 25.5 percent decreased their headcounts.
NOV
-0.21%
1.55%
-0.20%
1.39%
NON-PROFITS ACCOMODATION &
FOOD SERVICES
ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
HEALTHCAREPROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
UTILITIES ADMINISTRATIVE &
SUPPORT SERVICES
AGRICULTURE
-3.14%
0.44%