
NFIB Weekly News
Industry-Specific Small Business Report Shows Increased Optimism in January (03/03/2025)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 3, 2025) – The NFIB Research Center released an industry-specific quarterly Small Business Economic Trends survey highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. According to the report, the Optimism Index for these four reported industries increased from the prior quarter and were higher than the 51-year average. In fact, small businesses in the construction, manufacturing, and services industries were more optimistic than the overall small business population.
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