Monthly employment growth rates for small businesses with 1-9 employees (seasonally adjusted), showing the monthly change in the number of employees at businesses of this size. National (UK) sample: almost 25,000 small businesses that run payroll with QuickBooks.

Note: The Index uses QuickBooks anonymised data to create aggregated data outputs which are reweighted using official statistics to reflect the general population of small businesses, rather than the QuickBooks customer base. It is not a reflection of Intuit’s business.