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Find the latest research, polls, and information on issues critical to small-business owners, including @NFIB Small Business Economic Trends report.

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The BLS announced that in May, the U.S. economy gained 172,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. Also in May, @NFIB’s jobs report found that a net 9% of small business owners plan to hire soon, and 29% currently have unfilled job openings.

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The #NFIB Research Center's May Jobs report found little change in the Small Business Employment Index, which remained essentially flat. Job openings are down 5 points from April at the lowest level since May 2020.

Read the survey findings here: https://t.co/KtaaANq4y3

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"AI adoption was higher among larger businesses last year, according to a 2025 survey from the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Further, current AI systems are generally more capable in digital tasks than in navigating with the physical world – where many small businesses operate and do somewhat niche tasks," reports @paloaltoweekly.

Read it here: https://t.co/VjI4xQW2KG

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NEW REPORT: The NFIB Research Center's latest #smallbusiness Jobs Report finds the Small Business Employment Index at 100.4, a decrease of 1.2 points from March and the second consecutive month of decline. The Index is now below 2025's average of 101.5.

More survey findings here: https://t.co/RrmgkWX69v

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#NFIB’s Research Center provides blogs on some of the top concerns for #SmallBusiness owners, including inflation, sales and profits, and affordable energy. Learn about these issues and more here: https://t.co/0HWO7qucwQ

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#NFIB Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Peter Hansen, wrote an article on #smallbiz price pressures.

Read it here: https://t.co/JrdEAvXVeK

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The #NFIB Small Business Economic Trends report shows #SmallBusiness optimism fell in March. Reports of profit trends worsened and uncertainty rose four points.

Learn more about key data points from the full report: https://t.co/ziGWhvIg4J

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#NFIB Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Peter Hansen, wrote an article on the advantages and challenges that #smallbusinesses have compared to their larger counterparts.

Read the article here: https://t.co/iJtH3ewYq7

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The BLS announced that in March, the U.S. economy gained 178,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.3%. Also in March, @NFIB’s jobs report showed that a net 12% of small business owners plan to hire soon, and 32% currently have unfilled positions.

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NEW: The #NFIB Research Center released its March Jobs Report today, which showed a decline in the #SmallBusiness Employment Index to 101.6. Despite the decline, the current reading remains above the 2025 average of 101.2 and the historical average of 100.

Read more here: https://t.co/ALKeEfGmrt

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#NFIB Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Peter Hansen, wrote an article on #SmallBusiness resiliency and the challenges our nation's small businesses face.

Read more here: https://t.co/iJtH3ewYq7

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In February, CPI rose 0.3% over the past month and 2.4% over the past year. @NFIB’s February SBET report found that a net 24% of small businesses raised prices, and a net 28% plan to raise prices in the coming months.

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An article in @MorningstarInc covers #NFIB's February Small Business Economic Trends report: "U.S. #smallbusiness confidence fell in February, although uncertainty declined as firms feel brighter about the outlook."

Read it here: https://t.co/nI5eShpVCX

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Data shows that minimum wage increases carry unintended consequences for the #smallbusiness economy. #NFIB Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Peter Hansen, explores the data and the effects for small business in an opinion piece published in @rc_markets. Learn more here: https://t.co/HHrtQsfW6p

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"Everything is bigger in Texas — and small business optimism is no exception..."🤠

@NFIBResearch's new Texas Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report highlights the pro-small business climate of the Lone Star State.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/3tB1xqJzXK

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LISTEN: A new episode of the #SmallBusinessRundown discusses the new energy survey from @NFIBResearch and examines how increasing energy costs affect #smallbusiness.

(rate and review) https://t.co/auqJfMP0vV

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#NFIB's new survey shows how rising energy costs deeply impact the ability for #smallbusiness owners to hire qualified workers and grow their business. Read more about key findings in the survey here: https://t.co/Sqd8O6AqHq

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#NFIB Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Peter Hansen, spoke with @TND to discuss #NFIB's January SBET survey: "What we're seeing is, I would say, decent conditions for #smallbusinesses."

Read the article here: https://t.co/RzBiMtP3fi

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NEW EPISODE: #NFIB's podcast explores the new Small Business Employment Index, which analyzes changes in employment metrics from the past 40 years to give insight on the state of the small business labor market. Tune in to this new episode for more #smallbusiness data.

(rate and review) https://t.co/gJDW8t4hJM

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#NFIB's January jobs report features a new Small Business Employment Index. This index uses data collected over the past 40 years, measuring changes in employment and employee compensation to provide insight on the state of the #smallbusiness job market.

Read more about the new index in the full jobs report: https://t.co/jnOV3dUOiC