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U.S. NFIB July Small Business Jobs Summary

By Alex Tanzi - Aug 2, 2012

U.S. small business plans to hire increased in July, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.

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                             July   June    May  April  March   Feb.  6-mo.
                             2012   2012   2012   2012   2012   2012   Avg.
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Plan to Hire                   5%     3%     6%     5%     0%     4%     4%
Positions not able to fill    15%    15%    20%    17%    15%    17%    17%
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NOTE: All figures are seasonally adjusted. The survey size was 1,803 firms.

SOURCE: National Federation of Independent Business

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