January 2010 Regional Small Business Trends

This month, all regions experienced a hiring increase, and all regions but the West saw an increase in salaries.

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 Lori Bolas or Melinda Brodbeck. Lori can be reached at loriann.bolas@surepayroll.com or by phone at 847.676.8420 ext. 7248. Melinda can be reached at mbrodbeck@kruppnyc.com or by phone at 212.886.6705.