LINCOLN – The NFIB small business optimism index report for September includes the fourth-highest uncertainty index in 51 years.
Economist Bill Dunkelberg said some small businesses report inflationary pressure, slower than expected sales and labor market challenges.
A key finding is that 18 percent of business owners identified labor quality as their single most significant problem. 32 percent reported job openings they could not fill. Of the 58 percent of owners hiring in September, 88 percent reported few or no qualified applicants…