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Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Largely Unchanged in May
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In May, job growth in U.S. small businesses remained largely unchanged from April, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch. The Small Business Jobs Index, which is a primary component of Paychex's monthly employment report for businesses with fewer than 50 employees, has continued to show steady, flat employment growth throughout 2025. Meanwhile, hourly earnings growth for U.S. small business workers reached a four-year low at 2.77% in May. 'Despite the rapidly changing news cycle, the underlying labor market remains fundamentally healthy, and small business owners have remained resilient,' said John Gibson, Paychex president and CEO. 'While inflation concerns remain for business owners, wage inflation in small businesses continued to moderate and reached a new four-year low in May.' Jobs Index and Wage Data Highlights At 99.81 in May, the national Small Business Jobs Index continued to report steady, flat employment growth in 2025. National hourly earnings growth (2.77%) for small business workers continued its slow descent to a new four-year low (May 2021: 2.74%). Three-month annualized hourly earnings growth (2.45%) fell to its lowest level since December 2020 (1.66%). The Midwest (100.19) has represented the strongest region for small business employment growth for the past year, while the West continues to lag all regions and reported an index level below 100 for the 14th consecutive month in May. Construction dropped 0.68 percentage points to a jobs index of 99.69 in May, marking its lowest level since March 2021. Job growth in the Leisure and Hospitality industry remained last among sectors for the fourth consecutive month at 98.18 in May. More Information For more information about the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, visit the website and sign up to receive monthly Employment Watch alerts. *Information regarding the professions included in the industry data can be found at the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. About the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch The Paychex Small Business Employment Watch is released each month by Paychex, Inc. Focused exclusively on businesses with fewer than 50 workers, the monthly report offers analysis of national employment and wage trends and examines regional, state, metro, and industry sector activity. Drawing from the payroll data of approximately 350,000 Paychex clients, this powerful industry benchmark delivers real-time insights into the small business trends driving the U.S. economy. The jobs index is scaled to 100, which represents no year-over-year change in job growth among same store businesses. Index values above 100 represent new jobs being added, while values below 100 represent jobs being lost. About Paychex Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) is the digitally driven HR leader that is reimagining how companies address the needs of today's workforce with the most comprehensive, flexible, and innovative HCM solutions for organizations of all sizes. Offering a full spectrum of HR advisory and employee solutions, Paychex pays 1 out of every 11 American private sector workers and is raising the bar in HCM for nearly 800,000 customers in the U.S. and Europe. Every member of the Paychex team is committed to fulfilling the company's purpose of helping businesses succeed. Visit to learn more. Visit to learn more.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Largely Unchanged in May
Hourly earnings growth reaches new four-year low ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In May, job growth in U.S. small businesses remained largely unchanged from April, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch. The Small Business Jobs Index, which is a primary component of Paychex's monthly employment report for businesses with fewer than 50 employees, has continued to show steady, flat employment growth throughout 2025. Meanwhile, hourly earnings growth for U.S. small business workers reached a four-year low at 2.77% in May. "Despite the rapidly changing news cycle, the underlying labor market remains fundamentally healthy, and small business owners have remained resilient," said John Gibson, Paychex president and CEO. "While inflation concerns remain for business owners, wage inflation in small businesses continued to moderate and reached a new four-year low in May." Jobs Index and Wage Data Highlights At 99.81 in May, the national Small Business Jobs Index continued to report steady, flat employment growth in 2025. National hourly earnings growth (2.77%) for small business workers continued its slow descent to a new four-year low (May 2021: 2.74%). Three-month annualized hourly earnings growth (2.45%) fell to its lowest level since December 2020 (1.66%). The Midwest (100.19) has represented the strongest region for small business employment growth for the past year, while the West continues to lag all regions and reported an index level below 100 for the 14th consecutive month in May. Construction dropped 0.68 percentage points to a jobs index of 99.69 in May, marking its lowest level since March 2021. Job growth in the Leisure and Hospitality industry remained last among sectors for the fourth consecutive month at 98.18 in May. More Information For more information about the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, visit the website and sign up to receive monthly Employment Watch alerts. *Information regarding the professions included in the industry data can be found at the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. About the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch The Paychex Small Business Employment Watch is released each month by Paychex, Inc. Focused exclusively on businesses with fewer than 50 workers, the monthly report offers analysis of national employment and wage trends and examines regional, state, metro, and industry sector activity. Drawing from the payroll data of approximately 350,000 Paychex clients, this powerful industry benchmark delivers real-time insights into the small business trends driving the U.S. economy. The jobs index is scaled to 100, which represents no year-over-year change in job growth among same store businesses. Index values above 100 represent new jobs being added, while values below 100 represent jobs being lost. About Paychex Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) is the digitally driven HR leader that is reimagining how companies address the needs of today's workforce with the most comprehensive, flexible, and innovative HCM solutions for organizations of all sizes. Offering a full spectrum of HR advisory and employee solutions, Paychex pays 1 out of every 11 American private sector workers and is raising the bar in HCM for nearly 800,000 customers in the U.S. and Europe. Every member of the Paychex team is committed to fulfilling the company's purpose of helping businesses succeed. Visit to learn more. Visit to learn more. View source version on Contacts Media: Tracy VolkmannPaychex, Public Relations(585) 387-6705tvolkmann@ @Paychex Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CNBC
5 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
Paychex CEO John Gibson: Small businesses are 'a little frozen' right now
Paychex CEO John Gibson joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest data from Paychex's Small Business Jobs Index.
Business Wire
29-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Consistent in April
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, job growth in U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees ticked up slightly in April, gaining 0.27 percentage points to an index level of 100.02. The Small Business Jobs Index, a primary component of the Employment Watch report, has averaged 99.99 over the past 12 months, indicating little change in small business labor market over the last year. Hourly earnings growth for U.S. small business workers, meanwhile, slowed to its lowest level since May 2021 at 2.82%. 'Our April jobs data signals a small business labor market that remains stable as business owners navigate the evolving macroenvironment,' said John Gibson, Paychex president and CEO. 'We are seeing no signs of a recession in our data as many small business owners are keeping their workforce levels consistent. Many leaders appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach to hiring until the macroenvironment settles and they have a better understanding of how any changes will impact their short and long-term growth.' 'As businesses continue to face new and ongoing challenges, we remain steadfast in our mission to help them succeed,' Gibson added. 'Our recent acquisition of Paycor unlocks even more opportunities for us to help organizations of all sizes manage their workforce during an uncertain time.' Jobs Index and Wage Data Highlights The Small Business Jobs Index gained 0.27 percentage points to 100.02 in April and has averaged an index level of 99.99 over the past 12 months. Hourly earnings growth for workers slowed to its lowest level (2.82%) since May 2021. Weekly hours worked growth (-0.17%) remained negative in April despite one-month annualized growth of 2.62%. All four regional jobs indexes improved in April, led by a 0.81 percentage-point gain in the Midwest. The Midwest remains the top region for small business job growth for the 11th-straight month. Ohio spiked 2.24 percentage points to an index level of 101.94 in April. Ranked first among states for the first time since reporting began in 2014, significant job growth gains in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities in the state helped push Ohio to the leader position. With an index level of 102.35, Minneapolis reported strong job gains again in April and topped the state rankings for the second consecutive month. Professional and Business Services improved 0.82 percentage points to a jobs index level of 100.36, marking the best one-month gain among sectors in April. More Information For more information about the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, visit the website and sign up to receive monthly Employment Watch alerts. *Information regarding the professions included in the industry data can be found at the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. About the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch The Paychex Small Business Employment Watch is released each month by Paychex, Inc. Focused exclusively on businesses with fewer than 50 workers, the monthly report offers analysis of national employment and wage trends and examines regional, state, metro, and industry sector activity. Drawing from the payroll data of approximately 350,000 Paychex clients, this powerful industry benchmark delivers real-time insights into the small business trends driving the U.S. economy. The jobs index is scaled to 100, which represents no year-over-year change in job growth among same store businesses. Index values above 100 represent new jobs being added, while values below 100 represent jobs being lost. About Paychex Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) is the digitally driven HR leader that is reimagining how companies address the needs of today's workforce with the most comprehensive, flexible, and innovative HCM solutions for organizations of all sizes. Offering a full spectrum of HR advisory and employee solutions, Paychex pays 1 out of every 11 American private sector workers and is raising the bar in HCM for nearly 800,000 customers in the U.S. and Europe. Every member of the Paychex team is committed to fulfilling the company's purpose of helping businesses succeed. Visit to learn more. Visit to learn more.
