A record 44% of small businesses struggled to hire workers in April, and more than a third raised prices, study finds

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Last week’s jobs report fell significantly short of expectations, adding just 266,000 jobs to the US economy when economists had predicted 1 million.

Small businesses are no exception.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s largest small business association, released a report on Tuesday that found that while small business optimism increased by 1.6 points since March, a record 44% of owners reported job openings that could not be filled in April. Also, 36% of owners reported raising their selling prices — the highest reading since 1981.

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