Paychex Small Business Jobs Index Improves for the Fourth Consecutive Month
Rochester, N.Y. (June 30, 2026) – The Paychex Small Business Jobs Index – a primary component of the monthly Paychex Small Business Employment Watch report – shows the pace ofjob growth among U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, matching its highest index level since August 2025 (99.83) and marking the first four-month consecutive increase since November 2020. While gains were broad based, increases across the West region (1.22 percentage points) and the Leisure & Hospitality sector (1.68 percentage points) helped drive jobs index gains in June.
Read the full news release on the Small Business Employment Watch site.