According to the November CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, which examines hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, the hiring rate grew by .35 percent in November after decreasing by 1.28 percent in October.

This news comes after ADP's November jobs survey that showed the private sector added 206,000 jobs in November.

"The results of the CBIZ Small Business Employment Index for November provided a mild growth in employment, consistent with our expectations that low levels of hiring would take place as we approach the holiday season," says Philip Noftsinger, business unit president for CBIZ Payroll Services.

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