Small Business Economic Trends Survey (SBET)
The NFIB Research Center releases a Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) data on the second Tuesday of each month. Review the current survey to learn the outcomes and challenges small business owners are facing.
SBET
Jobs Report
A monthly SBET jobs report emphasizing the overall health and operation of the economy, including employment, labor costs, budgets, and more
SBET Quarterly
Industry Report
A quarterly Small Business Economic Trends industry report highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries
EY Tax Report
The Ernst & Young (EY) macroeconomic analysis, released in conjunction with NFIB, measured the impact on small business of permanently extending the 20% Small Business Deduction.
Small Business Tax Surveys
The 2024 NFIB Tax Survey assessed small business owners’ biggest tax challenges, implications of potential changes to the tax code, and how tax policy impacts business operations.
NFIB Small Business Problems and Priorities
This is the eleventh edition of this publication. The volumes are among the NFIB Research Foundation’s most popular publications and therefore have become a staple.
Small Business Health Insurance Survey
This survey offers data that is not otherwise widely available to better understand this relationship and the challenges small business owners face when dealing with health insurance for themselves and their employees.
Financing Sales Survey
This report is the third report in the 2023 small business credit survey series first published in April 2023 which was one month after the banking failures and one year into the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes.
Additional Surveys:
The U.S. Debt and Debt Limit Explained
What is the U.S. debt, how long until the U.S. hits the debt cliff, how is that determined, and what exactly does that mean? Here are some answers.
NFIB Small Business and Inflation
Small employers were asked a series of questions on how the current state of inflation is impacting their business. This survey was conducted from June 31 – July 7.
NFIB Research’s Monthly Newsletter
September 2024
The Optimism Index fell 2.5 points in August to 91.2, erasing all of July’s gain. This is the 32nd consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. The last time the Optimism Index was at or above the average of 98 was in December 2021. Of the 10 Index components, 2 increased and 8 decreased. In August, the Uncertainty Index was 92, up 2 points from July and the highest since October 2020.
COVID-19 Small Business Survey Series
A series of COVID-19 related surveys assessing the impact of the health crisis on small business operations. View the surveys here.
Bill Dunkelberg Forbes Articles
NFIB’s Chief Economist offers expert advice on small business practices. Read the Forbes articles here.
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