Ongoing analysis of the PEO industry — pricing dynamics, competitive shifts, regulatory changes, and the structural decisions that move buyer outcomes.
The pieces below are the analytical foundation the rankings sit on. They're the right place to begin if you're new to evaluating PEOs — or if you've been one's client for years and never got a structured read on the economics.
Each ranking reflects industry-specific scoring weights — workers' comp for construction, FICA-tip credit for restaurants, SCA compliance for GovCon. Generic rankings don't account for these. We do.
We're working on a series covering PEO economics under wage inflation, the consolidation wave in mid-market providers, MEP governance after the 2024 DOL guidance shift, and the structural differences between PEO and EOR models for distributed teams. Subscribe to get them as they ship.