Hourly Wage Growth Among U.S. Small Business Workers Near Five-Year Low

(NASDAQ:PAYX) ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PAYX #employmenttrends--According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch for August, job growth among U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees remained flat, consistent with trends observed for the last year, while national hourly earnings growth for workers reached its lowest level since December 2020 at 2.58%, continuing to trend below three percent for the 10th consecutive month. The Small Business Jobs Index, which is a primary component of the Small Business Emp