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U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism

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Jun 10, 2025

Actual

98.8

Forecast

95.9

95.8

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index is a composite of ten seasonally adjusted components. It provides a indication of the health of small businesses in the U.S., which account of roughly 50% of the nation's private workforce.

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Source: National Federation of Indepen...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jul 08, 2025 (Jun)	20:00			98.8
Jun 10, 2025 (May)	20:00	98.8	95.9	95.8
May 13, 2025 (Apr)	20:00	95.8	94.9	97.4
Apr 08, 2025 (Mar)	20:00	97.4	98.9	100.7
Mar 11, 2025 (Feb)	20:00	100.7	100.9	102.8
Feb 11, 2025 (Jan)	21:00	102.8	104.6	105.1

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