Revenue Declined for Second Consecutive Month in September
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) issued its monthly Small
Business Employment and Revenue Indexes today. Below are topline
results from each of the reports.
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Small Business Employment Index – October
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U.S. small business employment grew only slightly, increasing 0.01
percent
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Hourly employees worked an average of 113.1 hours, an increase of 0.6
percent from the September figure. This is an increase of an
additional 45 minutes per month.
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Small business employees’ average monthly pay also increased by 0.6
percent, bringing average monthly compensation to $2,904. This is $17
more than they were paid in September.
These findings come from the monthly Intuit Small Business Employment
Index and are based on data from Intuit
Online Payroll and QuickBooks
Online, covering the period from Sept. 24 – Oct. 24.
The Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Employment Index shows a
slight increase of 0.01 percent in October. The Employment Index
reflects data from approximately 271,750 small business employers, a
subset of small businesses that use Intuit Online Payroll and QuickBooks
Online Payroll.
Small Business Revenue Index – September
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Revenue per small business was down by 0.3 percent across all
industries, which translates to an annualized decline of 3.9 percent.
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Real Estate Services had the greatest revenue decline, 0.7 percent, or
an 8.1 percent annualized decline.
This index is based on data from QuickBooks
Online, covering the period from Sept. 1-30.
The Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Revenue Index is based on
data from more than 240,000 small businesses, a subset of the total
QuickBooks Online user base.
A Closer Look at Results
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The Small Business Employment Index
In October, although the overall small business hiring rate increased to
5.3 percent – the highest level since the recession recovery began – net
hiring remained stagnant.
“The employment decline in the recent months adds up to a jobs loss of
4,000 since July 2015, a small number compared to the 20.6 million
people employed by small businesses,” said Susan
Woodward, the economist who works with Intuit to produce the
indexes. “With a high hiring rate but no net hires, the hiring rate of
5.3 percent is all turnover – firms replacing people who quit or were
fired.”
The monthly hours worked by small business employees increased
significantly – a total of 45 minutes, to 113.1 hours.
“Hours worked is at the highest level we’ve seen since we began
reporting this data in 2004, far outside of normal. I expect that
businesses will soon hire new people and reduce hours for existing
employees, pushing ‘hours worked’ back to its normal level,” Woodward
said.
The states with the largest employment increases included Arizona,
Virginia and Nevada. The states with the largest declines were
Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Maryland.
Small Business Employee Monthly Hours Worked for hourly employees
increased by 0.6 percent in September. The levels reflect data from
approximately 785,180 hourly employees of the Intuit Online Payroll and
QuickBooks Online Payroll customer set of approximately 271,750 small
businesses and is not necessarily representative of all small businesses.
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Small Business Revenue Index
Small businesses had another month of revenue decline in September, with
a decrease of 0.3 percent across all industries, an annualized decline
of 3.9 percent.
The Real Estate Services industry reported the biggest revenue decline
for the second month in a row, with revenue falling 0.7 percent, or an
8.1 percent decrease when annualized.
The Construction industry reported the largest revenue increase, with
revenue increasing by 0.4 percent, or 5.2 percent annualized.
“Over the last year, the picture looks less discouraging, as revenues
per business rose 1.6 percent. While the Construction industry grew,
Accommodation fell 0.1 percent for the year,” Woodward said.
About the Intuit Small Business Indexes
The Intuit Small Business Indexes provide unique, near real-time
information each month on the activity of the smallest businesses in the
U.S. in terms of revenue, hiring and compensation trends.
The Employment Index is based on anonymized, non-identifiable aggregated
data from 271,750 small business employers, a subset of users of Intuit
Online Payroll and QuickBooks
Online. The Revenue Index is based on anonymized, non-identifiable
aggregated data from 240,000 small businesses, a subset of users of
Intuit’s QuickBooks Online
with industry identification from Dun &
Bradstreet.
Together, the indexes provide a more complete picture of the economic
health of the nation’s small businesses. More information on the Intuit
Small Business Indexes is available at index.intuit.com.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. creates business and
financial management solutions that simplify the business of life for
small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship
products and services include QuickBooks®
and TurboTax®,
which make it easier to manage small businesses and tax preparation and
filing. Mint.com
provides a fresh, easy and intelligent way for people to manage their
money while ProSeries®
and Lacerte®
are Intuit's leading tax preparation offerings for professional
accountants.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had revenue of $4.2 billion in its fiscal year
2015. The company has approximately 7,700 employees with major offices
in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and other
locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
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