---
title: Here's a chart that shows the US labor market is improving - and not deteriorating.
description: "The NFIB Small Business Optimism survey saw a rise in the number of firms who plan to increase employment versus decrease employment. Over the last 6 months, the rate-of-change exceeds 96% of all periods since 1985.\n\nSource: Jeff Weniger"
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# [Here's a chart that shows the US labor market is improving - and not deteriorating.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/heres-a-chart-that-shows-the-us-labor-market-is-improving-and-not-deteriorating)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Dec 10, 2025, 4:36:22 PM

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