White House Press Release - Fox Business: "Small Business Optimism At 35-Year High"

"In July 2018, the NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index marked its second highest level in the survey's 45-year history, at 107.9 – just shy of the July 1983 record-high of 108."

Small business optimism at 35-year high

By Leia Klingel

Fox Business

August 14, 2018

Small business owners' optimism touched a 35-year high in July, with businesses setting records in terms of job creation and hiring, while they cited the availability of qualified workers as their biggest challenge.

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In July 2018, the NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index marked its second highest level in the survey's 45-year history, at 107.9 – just shy of the July 1983 record-high of 108.

Records were set for job creation plans. A seasonally-adjusted net 23 percent of businesses are planning to create new jobs, while 37 percent of business owners said they had job openings that they could not fill in July.

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A net 35 percent of owners expect better business conditions, while they said the availability of qualified workers was their No. 1 problem. Owners also reported that they were increasing the compensation they offered workers.

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