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Q3 2021 SBI: 56.6
This quarter’s Small Business Index score is 56.6, down from last quarter (60.0 in Q2), but in line with the beginning of the year (55.9 in Q1 2021).
Highlights from the q1 2021 report
50%
of small businesses say it is difficult to recruit and hire enough employees to fill open positions
34%
of small business owners say the U.S. economy is in good health: higher than any point since the pandemic began.
72%
of small businesses say they find it difficult to manage higher costs due to inflation as they work to recover from the pandemic.
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The Data Explorer contains data going back to 2017 (when the Index began) on the 10 big survey questions covering views of the economy, hiring, investment and other key economic indicators.
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