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Labor Shortages and Persistent Inflation Batter Small Business Optimism

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Small business optimism dipped in September as concerns about “labor quality or availability” rose, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said in a Tuesday (Oct. 13) press release emailed to PYMNTS. The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index declined 0.8 points to end September at 97.9, the lowest since the 97.4 recorded in June and just below […] The post Labor Shortages and Persis…