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Archive Home > 2006 > August > 20 > Tight job market hard on small businesses

Tight job market hard on small businesses

Labor, higher interest rates drive bank's small-business index to two-year low

By Chuck Chiang / The Bulletin
August 20, 2006

The economic climate for Oregon's small businesses is at its lowest point since 2004, according to a monthly index from a regional bank released last week.

According to the report, authored by LibertyBank economist Jeff Thredgold, the key culprit is the tight labor market, a problem that is....

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