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Hourly Wages Rise Moderately as Job Growth Declines Slightly in October

October 30, 2018

The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch data for October again reflects the tight labor market with a dip in job growth and uptick in wages. Down 0.06 percent from last month at 99.12, the Small Business Jobs Index has slowed 1.28 percent over the past two years, consistent with a declining rate of unemployment in the same timeframe. The rate of hourly earnings growth in October stands at 2.41 percent ($0.63), increasing for the second month in a row. Read the full news release on the Small Business Employment Watch site.

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Survey: Outlook and Confidence in U.S. Economy Both Up Among Business Owners

October 29, 2018

The latest Paychex Business Sentiment Report shows the sentiment among business owners when it comes to a number of things – most notably overall business outlook and the U.S. economy – is trending up since the last report in July 2018.

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New Paychex Data Reveals Economic Growth, Taxes, and Healthcare Among Top Voting Issues for Business Owners in 2018 Midterm Election

October 24, 2018

Paychex has identified top voting issues for the 2018 midterm elections by surveying 600 business owners. Find out if these issues will impact your business.

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Job Growth Holds Steady, Hourly Earnings Growth Up in September

October 2, 2018

The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch for September shows the tight labor market continues to restrain job growth, while hourly earnings wage growth and weekly hours worked saw modest increases.

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Paychex Launches Learning Management System at HR Technology Conference & Expo

September 6, 2018

At the 2018 HR Technology Conference & Expo Paychex will launch their new, web-based Learning Management System (LMS), Paychex Learning.

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Top Five Payroll Priorities for Business Owners in 2019

September 5, 2018

Asked to consider the future of payroll for their businesses, employers cite direct deposit as the functionality they are most likely to offer employees in the next year. A recent survey, conducted in recognition of National Payroll Week by Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, HR, retirement, and insurance services, polled 500 randomly selected business owners with two to 500 employees to find out what changes they plan to make to their payroll processes in the next 12 months.The study revealed the following five payroll priorities: