News Releases
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Weekly Hours Worked Up Among Small Businesses
September 4, 2018
While the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch for August shows a continued decrease in the rates of small business jobs and wage growth, it also reveals that weekly hours worked are on the rise. Down 0.12 percent in August to 99.22, the Small Business Jobs Index has fallen for three consecutive months and is 0.73 percent lower than a year ago. The rate of hourly earnings growth in August stands at 2.21 percent. Despite the hiring slowdown, the number of weekly hours worked has been increasing for the past 21 months (up 0.52 percent YOY), helping weekly earnings growth (up 2.74 percent YOY).