Small Business Optimism Index increased in July

From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): July 2018 Report: Small Business Optimism Index The Small Business Optimism Index marked its second highest level in the survey's 45-year history at 107.9 , rising to within 0.1 point of the July 1983 record-high of 108. .. Fifty-nine percent reported hiring or trying to hire (down four points), but 52 percent (88 percent of those hiring or trying to hire) reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill. Twenty-three percent of owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their......(read more)

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