NFIB Jobs Report: Small Business Job Openings Reach Record High for Third Straight Month nfib.com/foundations/re…
NFIB’s jobs report for April shows a record 44% of all small business owners report having job openings they could not fill, 22 points higher than the 48-year historical average, and two points higher than the 42% figure from March.
April is the third consecutive month with a record-high reading of unfilled job openings among small businesses.
Overall, 59% of small business owners reported hiring or trying to hire in April, up three points from March’s reading.
Owners have plans to fill open positions with a seasonally adjusted net 21% planning to create new jobs in the next three months.
Owners have plans to fill open positions with a seasonally adjusted net 21% planning to create new jobs in the next three months.
92% of those owners hiring or trying to hire report few or no “qualified” applicants for the positions they were trying to fill in April.
31% of owners reported few qualified applicants for their open positions and 23% reported none.
31% of owners reported few qualified applicants for their open positions and 23% reported none.
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