. >>> paychex just out with its monthly small business jobs index.ng that employment growth slowed in the month of may, bringing the index to the lowest level so far this year. let's go inside the numbers with marty mucci. the ceo of paychex. this is our first data point. we see this on what is today? tuesday. then we see wednesday adp and claims on thursday and big number on friday. so, does this 0.7% doesn't seem like a lot and still above 100, isn't it? >> yes, it is. joe, we're still seeing growth but seems to be like the rest of the economy indicators. it's moderate. but it's inconsistent. >> yeah so it's right in line with our overall sort of feeling. moderate, not, you know not stall speed, but maybe just above stall speed, which has been sort of par for the course for more than a few years now. where were the top regions for employment this time around? small business employment? >> yeah. central, central, the central regions are still the strongest and the east north central. kind of that michigan indiana seems to be the strongest. but all t