At 100.65, the Paychex | IHS Small Business Jobs Index rebounded 0.28 percent from the previous month to begin 2016. The January index indicates an increase in the rate of small business hiring, matching the highest level since May of 2015, and offsetting the growth rate declines of 2015

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.
100.650.00%
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+3.50%
DALLAS
+1.48%
ST.LOUIS
+1.16%
MIAMI
+2.25%
NEWJERSEY
+1.06%
WISCONSIN
+0.90%
MASSACHUSETTS
+0.48%
MOUNTAIN
-4.21%
MINNEAPOLIS
-3.03%
HOUSTON
-1.72%
ATLANTA
-1.37%
GEORGIA
-1.34%
MARYLAND
-1.16%
VIRGINIA
-2.21%
WESTNORTH
CENTRAL
-0.45%
MIAMI
-0.44%
TAMPABAY
-0.43%
PHILADELPHIA
-0.76%
WASHINGTON
-0.57%
NEWJERSEY
-0.51%
ARIZONA
-0.14%
PACIFIC
+0.47%
DALLAS
+0.47%
MINNEAPOLIS
+0.39%
ATLANTA
+1.23%
TENNESSEE
+0.34%
MASSACHUSETTS
+0.32%
GEORGIA
+0.58%
EASTSOUTH
CENTRAL
0.31%
3-MonthNationalTrend
FFollowingasmallone-monthgainin
November,jobgrowthwasdownslightly
inDecember,0.05percent.Thenational
indexhasnothadconsecutiveincreases
sincethebeginningof2015.
12-MONTHCHANGE
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
-0.37%
FINANCIAL
ACTIVITIES
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
+0.26%
LEISUREAND
HOSPITALITY
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
+1.72%
OTHERSERVICES
(EXCEPTPUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION)
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
-1.16%
MANUFACTURING