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.

Midwest Results
	SurePayroll Hiring Index	SurePayroll Pay Index
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
January '09	10,578	1,033
December '08	10,515	1,029
November '08	10,459	1,030
October '08	10,398	1,031
September '08	10,329	1,033
August '08	10,257	1,035
July '08	10,175	1,037
June '08	10,085	1,040
May '08	10,011	1,045
April '08	9,953	1,047
March '08	9,919	1,045
February '08	9,870	1,047

Northeast Results
	SurePayroll Hiring Index	SurePayroll Pay Index
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
January '09	11,493	1,059
December '08	11,399	1,057
November '08	11,290	1,062
October '08	11,175	1,069
September '08	11,076	1,077
August '08	10,989	1,087
July '08	10,876	1,096
June '08	10,778	1,106
May '08	10,686	1,118
April '08	10,602	1,125
March '08	10,543	1,125
February '08	10,488	1,132

South Results
	SurePayroll Hiring Index	SurePayroll Pay Index
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
January '09	10,950	999
December '08	10,904	1,003
December '08	10,904	1,003
November '08	10,866	1,009
October '08	10,826	1,018
September '08	10,790	1,026
August '08	10,748	1,036
July '08	10,694	1,045
June '08	10,635	1,054
May '08	10,584	1,065
April '08	10,516	1,075
March '08	10,492	1,081
February '08	10,417	1,088

West Results
	SurePayroll Hiring Index	SurePayroll Pay Index
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
January '09	11,265	1,146
December '08	11,287	1,143
November '08	11,319	1,143
October '08	11,342	1,138
September '08	11,354	1,133
August '08	11,369	1,131
July '08	11,362	1,127
June '08	11,361	1,120
May '08	11,375	1,115
April '08	11,383	1,108
March '08	11,391	1,104
February '08	11,388	1,097

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 Michael Alter. Michael can be reached at malter@surepayroll.com or by phone at 847.676.8420, ext. 7229.

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January 2010 Regional Small Business Trends

Midwest Results

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