January 2012 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard®

Small business owners maintained a high level of optimism in the first month of the new year. According to our Small Business Optimism Survey, 65 percent of small business owners are feeling optimistic about the U.S. small business economy. This is a 2 percent increase over last month and a 12 percent increase from November and October. Month-over-month hiring remained down slightly (-0.2 percent) and wages were flat.

Read more in the January Scorecard press release.

January 2012 Data

> The Latest National Results    Month-over-month (MOM) Hiring: -0.2%; MOM Paycheck Size: 0.0%

> The Latest Regional Results    Month-over-month (MOM) Hiring Down in All Regions Except the South; MOM Paychecks    Slightly Up in South and Flat in West; Down in Midwest and Northeast Regions

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.

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