The biggest problem for small businesses is no longer the labor shortage

The biggest problem facing small business owners is no longer the labor shortage — it’s inflation. That is according to a December 2021 survey release by the NFIB Research Foundation. Shortly after the release of this survey, inflation clocked in at 7 percent over the past year, the highest measure of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

By Allen Harris
January 18, 2022

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Has labor found its mojo?

Workers in America are rethinking who they are and what they want. For the first time in decades, the stars have aligned to give the labor movement a much-needed lift.  Will this prove to be a flash in the pan, or something more lasting? The share of American workers who claim union membership has been…

By Bill Schmick
December 16, 2021

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When will supply chain issues ease?

August 2022. Thank you for coming, everybody. Don’t forget to tip your waitstaff. Oh, you came for more than just the punchline? Well, pull up a chair and listen to me weave an oxymoronic tale of educated speculation. (“Educated speculation” — patent pending on that phrase.) I went to college in the early-to-mid 1990s. Back…

By Allen Harris
November 22, 2021

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What is causing the labor shortage?

There has been much conjecture, but little evidence, as to why the U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage. Some say it’s because people are lazy and are exploiting the system. Some say it’s because greedy employers aren’t paying enough. Many people have made up their minds about “why” there is a labor shortage before enough…

By Allen Harris
July 12, 2021

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