Andrew Shafer
From the November 2011 issue of Inc. magazine

Data Bank: Where Owners Are Hiring (And Not)

What areas of the country are gaining jobs at small companies, and which are losing them?

 
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When it comes to job creation in the United States, every area of the country is certainly not created equal. Sure Payroll, an online payroll service for small business owners and a two-time Inc. 500 honoree, recently released a report identifiing cities with the greatest increases and decreases in the number of jobs at companies with fewer than 100 employees from August 2010 to August 2011. The hotspots—and cold zones—may suprise you.