Main Street Says Good Help Is Hard to Find, According to the NFIB

Small-Business Optimism Remains Steady, Though Owners Finding It Hard to Hire Workers

Small-business optimism in the United States remained steady in June, while the main concern is taxes, according to the influential National Federal of Independent Business (NFIB) index reading published on July 8. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index edged down by 0.2 percent of a point, to 98.6, slightly above the 51-year average of 98, according to the association’s press release. Increase in excess inventories, dwindling overall business h…

Main Street Says Good Help Is Hard to Find, According to the NFIB

The NFIB’s monthly small business confidence index held steady for June, but owners continued to report problems finding qualified employees.

US June NFIB small business optimism index 98.6 vs 98.7 expected

Latest data released by NFIB - 8 July 2025

Survey: U.S. small business employment holds steady through first half of 2025

The small business labor market has remained stable with minimal changes observed through the first half of 2025, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch.

Oregon Comment on Latest Small Business Optimism Index - Cascade Business News

From NFIB Oregon State Director Anthony Smith on today’s release of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), showing it remaining steady in June, edging down 0.2 of a point to 98.6, slightly above the 51-year average of 98. “After what just happened in the Oregon Legislature, small