Patriot Software releases a monthly Small Business Payroll Index, which represents the percentage change in the number of workers added to or removed from its payroll software. Patriot Software, a national accounting and payroll software company, has released its Small Business Payroll Index, which will be published monthly. This index represents the monthly percentage change in the number of workers who were added to or removed from Patriot's payroll software. "I love this index report because it gives me a super simple visual of the rate at which U.S. small businesses are either adding or eliminating workers," says Patriot Software's CEO, Mike Kappel. "Having been a small business employer for over 35 years, I know that increases or decreases in employees at a small business are a great indicator of the health of that small business. So, being able to get a pulse on over 56,000 small businesses across the USA provides a clear picture of what's really going on out there."