Media Advisory - Paychex | IHS Markit to Launch Small Business Employment Watch on Tuesday, May 2, 2017

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What: The monthly Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch will launch on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The report combines the existing Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Jobs Index, which reports the level of and changes in employment growth, with the new Small Business Wage Report, which reports earnings and hours and their associated growth rates.

When: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Employment Watch will be released monthly, on the Tuesday immediately prior to the monthly BLS report.

Where: The report will be available beginning Tuesday, May 2 at 8:30 a.m. ET at https://www.paychex.com/employment-watch/. To subscribe to automatically receive the Employment Watch each month, click here.

About the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch
The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch is released each month by Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small-to medium-sized businesses, and IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics, and expertise. Focused exclusively on small business, the monthly report offers analysis of national employment and wage trends, as well as examines regional, state, metro, and industry sector activity. Drawing from the payroll data of approximately 350,000 Paychex clients, this powerful tool delivers real-time insights into the small business trends driving the U.S. economy.

About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, HR, retirement, and insurance services. By combining its innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers small- and medium-sized business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 45 years of industry expertise, Paychex serves approximately 605,000 payroll clients across more than 100 locations and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting www.paychex.com, and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.

About IHS Markit (www.ihsmarkit.com)
IHS Markit (NASDAQ: INFO) is a world leader in critical information, analytics and expertise for the major industries and markets that drive economies worldwide. The company delivers next-generation information, analytics and solutions to customers in business, finance and government, improving their operational efficiency and providing deep insights that lead to well-informed, confident decisions. IHS Markit has more than 50,000 key business and government customers, including 85 percent of the Fortune Global 500 and the world's leading financial institutions. Headquartered in London, IHS Markit is committed to sustainable, profitable growth.

IHS Markit is a registered trademark of IHS Markit Ltd. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners © 2017 IHS Markit Ltd. All rights reserved.

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