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California’s Labor Shortages Persist Amid Dropping Unemployment Rate

California’s unemployment rates decreased substantially over the past year according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, but businesses still face worker shortages. Employment rates have increased ...

April 19, 2022BY Alice Sun

US Small Business Sentiment Drops to 11-Month Low: NFIB

WASHINGTON—U.S. small business confidence fell to an 11-month low in January amid persistent worker shortages and higher prices ...

February 9, 2022BY Reuters

Businesses Ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to Prevent Governor From Outing Companies With COVID-19-Positive Staff

The largest small-business advocacy group in the country is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block Democratic Gov. Tony ...

December 2, 2021BY Matthew Vadum

Low-Income Californians Have Received $1 Billion in Tax Credits, Newsom Says

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 29 that tax credits had successfully provided needed economic relief to low-income Californians ...

July 30, 2020BY Breanna Heath

California Has Highest Number of Permanent Business Closures, Yelp Says

LOS ANGELES—A large red-and-white sign looms over what was once a Thai restaurant in Santa Ana, California, advertising ...

July 22, 2020BY John Fredricks

California Small Businesses Say New Privacy Act Hurts at Worst Time

ORANGE, Calif.⁠—On behalf of California’s small-business owners who are losing income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders ...

May 12, 2020BY Chris Karr

Pandemic Paralyzes US Small Businesses Awaiting Federal Aid, Business Group Says

Small-business owners are hopeful that a $2 trillion federal relief package will provide much-needed support as COVID-19 continues ...

March 25, 2020BY Brad Jones

Small Businesses Set Record for Creating New Jobs

WASHINGTON—Job creation among the nation’s small businesses has reached its highest rate in 45 years of record-keeping, according ...

March 10, 2019BY Emel Akan