Economy

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

Featured Resources for Economy

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

Cheerful Small Business Owners Most Optimistic in Nine Years | December 2016

HolidayResearch

Survey | Five Reasons a Holiday Shopper Might Spend More Than Planned

Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index Surges After Election | 2016

HolidayNewsTrend

U.S. Small Retailers Expect Strong Holiday Sales Season | 2016

Gallup | Americans’ Satisfaction Rate Rises in Traditional Pre-Election Bounce | 2016

Americans follow tradition of satisfaction bounce prior to a presidential election.

Small Business Owners Optimistic About Their Own Businesses, Less So About Their Local Economies

Economy Continues to Grow at a Slow, Steady Pace | Q3 2016

A New Way to Visualize The Regional Nature of Unemployment

An animated visualization that demonstrates the national flow of unemployment.

Gallup | U.S. Consumer Spending in September Highest Since 2008

Why Small Businesses Likely Create More Jobs Than Previously Thought

HolidayResearch

Retail | American Halloween Spending Will Reach Historic Highs This Year | 2016

Retailers are expecting a big treat this Halloween as total spending is expected to reach $8.4 billion.

AdviceExplainer

Why Small Businesses Don’t Benefit When Customers Panic Buy

How reactions to news about the possibility of shortages can cause shortages to occur.

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