This month, all regions experienced increases in hiring and paychecks, though the wage increase in the Northeast was so small that it did not move the index, which is rounded to the nearest whole number.
Midwest Results
SurePayroll Hiring Index
SurePayroll Pay Index
February '10
11,428
951
January '10
11,302
950
December '09
11,201
947
November '09
11,086
951
October '09
11,013
954
September '09
10,957
968
August '09
10,923
976
July '09
10,870
986
June '09
10,824
995
May '09
10,782
1,003
April '09
10,734
1,012
March '09
10,686
1,021
February '09
10,638
1,027
Northeast Results
SurePayroll Hiring Index
SurePayroll Pay Index
February '10
12,249
959
January '10
12,187
959
December '09
12,118
952
November '09
12,035
957
October '09
11,960
973
September '09
11,960
973
August '09
11,946
978
July '09
11,903
987
June '09
11,854
997
May '09
11,800
1,007
April '09
11,729
1,019
March '09
11,648
1,034
February '09
11,575
1,048
South Results
SurePayroll Hiring Index
SurePayroll Pay Index
February '10
11,617
949
January '10
11,493
948
December '09
11,422
941
November '09
11,336
940
October '09
11,289
943
September '09
11,252
947
August '09
11,252
951
July '09
11,218
957
June '09
11,179
962
May '09
11,150
968
April '09
11,114
975
March '09
11,057
982
February '09
11,575
1,048
West Results
SurePayroll Hiring Index
SurePayroll Pay Index
February '10
11,383
1,120
January '10
11,241
1,116
December '09
11,142
1,119
November '09
11,072
1,120
October '09
11,052
1,124
September '09
11,063
1,128
August '09
11,087
1,129
July '09
11,119
1,133
June '09
11,152
1,135
May '09
11,183
1,137
April '09
11,208
1,140
March '09
11,220
1,142
February '09
11,247
1,144
The SurePayroll Hiring Index and the SurePayroll Pay Index are generated as part of SurePayroll’s Small Business Scorecard, an economic indicator that tracks the health of the U.S. small business economy. The 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 Marissa Hermo. Marissa can be reached at mhermo@kruppnyc.com or by phone at 212.886.6711.
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