NFIB Survey: Small Businesses Report Reduced Optimism

U.S. small-business optimism falls to lowest level since 2024

An index of U.S. small business optimism fell in May to the lowest level since October 2024, erasing almost all of the gains seen since President Donald...

NFIB survey: Small businesses report reduced optimism

CHARLESTON — The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.6 point in May to 95.3, remaining below its 52-year average of 98.0. The Uncertainty Index rose 3 points from April to 91, remaining well above its historical average of 68.

Small Business Hiring Plans Are the Lowest in Six Years

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declines again.

US: Small Business Optimism Eases in May as Price Pressures Trek Higher - ActionForex

The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.6 points to 95.3 in May, disappointing market expectations for a modest uptick to 96.1. The Uncertainty Index rose 3 points to 91, remaining well above its historical average of 68. Six out of the ten index subcomponents deteriorated on the month, three improved and one remained unchanged. […] The post US: Small Business Optimism Eases in May as Price Pressures Trek Higher appeared first on ActionF…

Local Comment on Latest NFIB Jobs Report

From NFIB Oregon State Director Anthony Smith on today’s release of the monthly Jobs Report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), showing the Small Business Employment Index remaining essentially flat, registering 100.3 in May after measuring 100.4 in April. This is the third consecutive month the Index declined. The current reading is now below the 2025 average of 101.2, but still slightly above the historical average of …

US small-business optimism falls to lowest since October 2024

AN INDEX of US small business optimism fell in May to the lowest level since October 2024, erasing almost all of the gains seen since President Donald Trump was elected for a second term. Read more at The Business Times.