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NFIB survey: Small business optimism cools in August from surge in July

August to 98.7, just 1.1 points below July's highest level since August 2025, but remaining above the 52-year average of 98.0. Reports of "labor quality or availability" and "labor costs" as owners' […] The post NFIB survey:

NFIB survey: Small business optimism cools in August from surge in July

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August to 98.7, just 1.1 points below July's highest level since August 2025, but remaining above the 52-year average of 98.0.

Reports of "labor quality or availability" and "labor costs" as owners' […] The post NFIB survey:

Index fell 2 points to 89, remaining above the historical average of 68.

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August to 98.7, just 1.1 points below July's highest level since August 2025, but remaining above the 52-year average of 98.0. Reports of "labor quality or availability" and "labor costs" as owners' […] The post NFIB survey: Index fell 2 points to 89, remaining above the historical average of 68.

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Index fell 2 points to 89, remaining above the historical average of 68.

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