Main Street USA isn’t just growing — it’s exploding. The latest PYMNTS Store Front Index™ reveals that store front businesses in the U.S. grew by 2.1 percent in Q4 2016. That growth was powered in part by the booming fitness industry, which clocked in with a 6...
The latest data before the start of the new year on small business employment levels offers an optimistic take. The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index released Friday (Jan. 6) its most recent data for December, suggesting an upturn in SME employment numbers after November’s essentially...
Employment in the United States grew by a rate that was less than expected last month. But wages rebounded, which shows the economy is still growing at a pace that sets the stage for more interest rate boosts from the Federal Reserve later this year....
As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front...
January 06, 2017
Employment in the United States grew by a rate that was less than expected last month. But wages rebounded, which shows the economy is still growing at a pace that sets the stage for more interest rate boosts from the Federal Reserve later this year. As Reuters reported, the 156,000 non-farm payroll rise reported by […]
