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Fresh Survey Data Indicates US Headed to Recession; Supplier Prices Continue to Climb
The monthly survey of over 70,000 small business owners, which is a joint project of PublicSquare and RedBalloon.work, also found that employers continue to anticipate a “difficult” recession in the coming 6 months.
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Key Takeaways (TLDR)
- There is a misalignment between the workers colleges are producing and the workers employers are asking for.
- Supplier prices have significantly increased, impacting small businesses and consumers, with inflation hitting small businesses the hardest.
- Small businesses are adopting AI to deal with aggressive wage inflation.
| Blockchain | Details |
|---|---|
| Chain | polygon-main |
| Transaction ID | 0x3bba800e64348cb7fb01148b8d203c0a056188de64a3d7628adb73b495c33978 |
| Contract Address | 0xbCeAa38040FA0E95F0bB1A55135a41190630b17D |
| NWAI Digital Fingerprint | 736-5d97693203bfdb52c8c9c9e82353a6be |
| Registration Timestamp | 2023-11-02T16:30:10+00:00 |
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