Economy

News and context regarding economic issues that have an impact on small business.

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Low Oil Prices Continue to be an Economic Positive For Most Small Businesses and Consumers | 2016

Minimum Wage Versus On-demand Economy Jobs

One-Person Small Businesses Accounted For Majority of Past Decade's Net New Jobs

What are the 20 Fastest Growing U.S. Occupations in Size and Pay Between Now and 2026?

Independent Workers are Continuing to Find Business Outside the U.S.

Despite a Changing Economy, Recession Concerns, Small Business Owners Remain Confident | 2019

Gallup: Americans More Pessimistic on Economy, Optimistic on Jobs | Jan 2019

Small Business Optimism Dips Slightly, Still Strong in December | 2018

A Pickup in October Retail Sales Bolsters Holiday Shopping Expectations | 2018

Small Businesses Are Selling for Record-High Prices | Q-3 2018

The pace and prices of buying, selling small businesses should hit another record high this year.

Small Business Optimism Hits Record High in 45-Year Old Tracking Survey | August 2018

NFIB’s 45-year old small business optimism index hit a record high in August.

Back to School Shopping in U.S. Expected to Reach $83 Billion | 2018

Small Business Employees Seeking Increased Wages, More Benefits

Why the Bureau of Labor Statistics Estimate of Gig Economy Workers Does’t Add Up

The BLS research excludes millions of people who do gig work as moonlighters or as a second job.

Vermont Reimbursing Remote Workers $10,000 for Relocating to the Green Mountain State

To help address the state’s rapidly shrinking tax base, Vermont is attempting a new spin on the conventional industrial planning approach

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