Recent small business owner surveys show some consistency but also differences in outlook. getty It’s been some time since this column last reviewed available data on the state of small businesses in the United States. Now, a new year is underway, a new Congress has convened, legislative sessions around the country are in full swing, and the 2024 presidential race has begun. What should policymakers in Washington and state capitals know about how small businesses say they’re doing? Several recent surveys and data releases provide insight. (Enormous HT: Tom Sullivan .) Top Lines: Hiring Challenges, Diverging Outlooks Across five different surveys released in January and February, small businesses are united in saying that, while they’re trying to hire, they face continued difficulties in filling positions. Small business owners are less united in these surveys, however, when it comes to confidence and outlook. The five surveys canvassed here are: A short appendix at the bottom of this column provides a rough comparison of the surveys in terms of sample size and types of businesses surveyed. Small Business Confidence Could Be Stable—Or Rising—Or Falling The overall indices of confidences in these surveys shouldn’t be over-analyzed. More interesting are the components of […]
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