NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Archives • Alabama Political Reporter

Small business optimism declines in August as inflation drives costs higher

Small business owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months deteriorated seven points.

StaffSeptember 13, 2023

NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index increased 1.6 points in June to 91.0 but remains lower than average.

StaffJuly 12, 2023

Inflation and labor quality are the leading small business operating problems.

StaffApril 12, 2023

Inflation remains the single most important business problem with 32 percent of owners reporting it as their top problem.

StaffJanuary 11, 2023

The NFIB Research Center’s latest COVID-19 survey assesses the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on small businesses.

StaffJanuary 4, 2023

Thirty-one percent of owners reported that inflation was the single most important problem in their business.

StaffApril 13, 2022