The big picture: Justworks has partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to co-produce and release a quarterly Small Business Index, offering insights into small business health, hiring, benefits, and growth.

Why it matters: This collaboration provides critical data for staffing firms and HR leaders to understand small business trends in talent acquisition, compensation, and economic confidence, influencing their service offerings and market strategies.

Between the lines:

• The Index will leverage Justworks' 14 years of experience and data from over 15,000 small business customers.
• It aims to provide small businesses with peer data on talent competition, benefit offerings, and responses to economic shifts.
• The Q3 2026 Index shows optimism and an increase in small businesses offering key employee benefits, including health insurance, from 41% to 46% year-over-year.

Staffing & HR impact: Staffing agencies can leverage these insights to tailor recruitment strategies and benefit packages for small business clients, potentially improving margins by aligning services with client needs. HR tech providers can also refine their offerings based on identified small business priorities in hiring and benefits.

The bottom line: This partnership creates a valuable, data-driven resource for understanding and serving the small business segment of the labor market.