WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 8, 2023) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.9 of a point in July to 91.9, marking the 19th consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98. Twenty-one percent of owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem in operating their busin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 3, 2023) – Forty-two percent of small business owners (seasonally adjusted) reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. The percent of small business owners reporting labor quality as their top small business operat
The Illinois Auditor General report published last Wednesday has findings that show billions of unemployment insurance benefits were improperly paid out by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) in fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2022. Of the $5.24 billion identified by the Auditor Ge
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