ByNick Clunn,
Forbes Staff.
As some small business owners look to hire seasonal workers heading into December, about one-third are reporting job openings they cannot fill.
It’s the second consecutive month unfilled job openings hit 32%, according to the latest jobs report from the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The seasonally adjusted figure attempts to remove the influences of predictable patterns based on the time of year.
Hiring challenges persist despite 77% of small business owners telling Forbes Research in the spring that they planned to increase spending on talent. Thirty-five percent had planned significant increases, according to the Forbes Research 2025 Small Business Survey.
