Paychex | IHS Small Business Jobs Index September 2014

+3.18%

PHOENIX

+1.90%

SEATTLE

+1.67%

PHILADELPHIA

+2.62%

ARIZONA

+2.14%

PENNSYLVANIA

+1.95%

WISCONSIN

+1.52%

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL

-0.99%

RIVERSIDE, CA

-0.91%

ST. LOUIS

-0.90%

LOS ANGELES

-1.27%

INDIANA

-1.02%

NEW JERSEY

-0.97%

TENNESSEE

-0.64%

NEW ENGLAND

-0.86%

DALLAS

-0.64%

ATLANTA

-0.48%

MINNEAPOLIS

-0.89%

INDIANA

-0.61%

GEORGIA

-0.52%

NEW YORK

-0.37%

MOUNTAIN

+1.02%

BALTIMORE

+0.45%

PHILADELPHIA

+0.32%

SEATTLE

+0.71%

NEW JERSEY

+0.60%

MARYLAND

+0.45%

WISCONSIN

+0.34%

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL

-0.22%3-Month National Trend

The The Paychex | IHS Small Business Jobs Index declined 0.22 percent for the quarter, and 0.40 percent since its April peak. Still, the national index averaged 100.98 for the third quarter of 2014, higher than any quarter prior to 2014.

100.85+0.13%12-MONTH CHANGE