Paychex | IHS Small Business Jobs Index December 2014

+2.23%

MINNEAPOLIS

+1.04%

ATLANTA

+0.76%

MIAMI

+0.89%

GEORGIA

+0.79%

MARYLAND

+0.74%

OHIO

+1.01%

WEST NORTH CENTRAL

-2.26%

RIVERSIDE, CA

-1.69%

BOSTON

-1.24%

SAN DIEGO

-1.92%

NEW JERSEY

-1.80%

MASSACHUSETTS

-1.68%

TENNESSEE

-0.87%

PACIFIC

-1.59%

TAMPA BAY

-1.02%

HOUSTON

-0.64%

DALLAS

-0.90%

VIRGINIA

-0.69%

MASSACHUSETTS

-0.61%

WASHINGTON

-0.43%

MOUNTAIN

+0.55%

CHICAGO

+0.41%

ATLANTA

+0.30%

DETROIT

+0.31%

NORTH CAROLINA

+0.28%

GEORGIA

+0.26%

MICHIGAN

-0.01%

EAST NORTH CENTRAL

-0.28%3-Month National Trend

Small business emplSmall business employment growth, while still positive, has seen the rate of gains decrease 0.28 percent over the past three months. December fell 0.17 percent, the largest one-month decline since June 2013.

100.56-0.18%12-MONTH CHANGE