Small Businesses Still Hired in November
by Christina Lee on December 5th, 2008
Even in the current economic environment, a recent survey found that small businesses are faring better than they may think. Small businesses increased their staff levels by 0.26 percent last month and 3.3 percent for the year so far, according to payroll administrator SurePayroll. “We are big believers in small business resiliency but even we were a little surprised to see that U.S. small businesses managed to hire new employees in November,” said Michael Alter, SurePayroll president, in a statement. SurePayroll polled more than 20,000 small businesses, finding that they hired more while also paying less for salaries. The average... Read more »