This survey was conducted in the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The surveyed small business owners had less than 10 million U.S. dollars in annual revenues.
Data prior to 2017 can be found in the.
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Small business staff hiring trends in the U.S. 2010-2017
This statistic shows U.S. small business owners' responses to a survey question asked from 2010 to 2017, about plans for hiring new staff members. In 2013, around 16 percent of respondents reported that they were planning to take on new staff members in the next 12 months. By 2017, this figure had increased to 25 percent.
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U.S. Bancorp. (May 1, 2017). Share of U.S. small businesses planning to hire new staff members in the next 12 months from 2010 to 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/235132/small-business-staff-hiring-trends-us/
U.S. Bancorp. "Share of U.S. small businesses planning to hire new staff members in the next 12 months from 2010 to 2017." Chart. May 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/235132/small-business-staff-hiring-trends-us/
U.S. Bancorp. (2017). Share of U.S. small businesses planning to hire new staff members in the next 12 months from 2010 to 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/235132/small-business-staff-hiring-trends-us/
U.S. Bancorp. "Share of U.S. Small Businesses Planning to Hire New Staff Members in The next 12 Months from 2010 to 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 May 2017, /statistics/235132/small-business-staff-hiring-trends-us/
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Share of U.S. small businesses planning to hire new staff members in the next 12 months from 2010 to 2017 [Graph], U.S. Bancorp, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235132/small-business-staff-hiring-trends-us/