- At $26.56, hourly earnings growth increased 2.69 percent YOY ($0.70); one-month annualized hourly earnings growth increased 3.25 percent, the best rate in more than two years
- The Small Business Jobs Index decreased 0.12 percent to 99.53 in April
- South leads regions in employment growth; West ranks highest for wage growth
- Tennessee remains the top in state job growth; Arizona remains first in annual hourly earnings growth
- Denver continues to lead metros in job growth; Phoenix tops metros in wage growth
- Manufacturing has seen the pace of small business job growth improve nearly one percent from last year; Leisure and Hospitality continues to lead industry sectors in hourly earnings growth
PR Newswire
ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 1, 2018