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Business Confidence Remains Unchanged in January
Business confidence was virtually unchanged during January as Massachusetts employers remained pessimistic for an 11th consecutive month. The…
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Business Confidence Declines at Year-End
Massachusetts employers weren’t in a very festive mood for the holidays as business confidence ended 2025 in pessimistic…
January 8, 2026
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Employers: Help Us Track the Economy
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO One of our most important roles at Associated Industries of Massachusetts is to…
December 12, 2025
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Business Confidence Rebounds in November
Business confidence rebounded in November as a resilient economy muted employer concerns about everything from tariffs to the…
December 4, 2025
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Business Confidence Slides in October
Business confidence slid for a second consecutive month in October as employers confronted disruptions from the federal government…
November 3, 2025
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Business Confidence Slides in September
Employer views of both the state and national economies grew darker last month despite still-solid GDP growth and…
October 6, 2025
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Business Outlook Remains Stable, Pessimistic
Business confidence remained stable during August – and just slightly pessimistic – as employer sentiment bounced between a…
August 29, 2025
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Business Confidence Weakens Slightly
Business confidence fell slightly and remained in pessimistic territory during July as the US and Massachusetts economies gave…
August 1, 2025
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Business Confidence Edges Up, But Overall Outlook Remains Pessimistic
Business confidence edged up in June, but employers remain pessimistic overall amid concern over tariffs, tax policy and…
July 4, 2025
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Business Confidence Rebounds; Outlook Remains Pessimistic
Confidence among Massachusetts employers rebounded last month but remained in pessimistic territory amid continued economic and policy uncertainty….
June 7, 2025
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Business Confidence Tumbles in April
Confidence among Massachusetts employers last month hit its lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic closed down much of…
May 7, 2025
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Business Turns Pessimistic
Massachusetts businesses turned pessimistic during March as uncertainty surrounding tariffs and rising costs pushed employer sentiment to its…
April 9, 2025
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Business Confidence Tumbles in February
Business confidence posted its largest one-month drop since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic during February as employer…
March 5, 2025
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Business Confidence Begins 2025 on Steady Note
Amid the sometimes-chaotic change of administrations in Washington, a slow but steady economy kept Massachusetts employers feeling optimistic…
February 13, 2025
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Business Confidence Slides, but Employers Remain Optimistic
Business confidence declined slightly during December, though the overall outlook among Massachusetts employers remained optimistic at year-end 2024….
January 6, 2025
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Business Confidence Grows
Confidence among Massachusetts employers continued to strengthen in November amid a resilient economy, surging financial markets and the…
December 6, 2024
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Business Confidence Strengthens in October
Business confidence rose to its highest level in two years last month as the US economy grew at…
November 10, 2024
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Business Confidence Strengthens in September
Business confidence rose last month as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates amid generally stable economic activity. The…
October 8, 2024
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Employers Remain Cautious about Economy
Massachusetts employers remain marginally optimistic but cautious as the economy reaches an inflection point on inflation, employment and…
September 3, 2024
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Business Confidence Rebounds in July
Massachusetts business confidence see-sawed back into optimistic territory during July, though employers remain unsettled by the upcoming federal…
August 7, 2024
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Business Confidence Falls in June
Massachusetts business confidence tumbled into pessimistic territory during June amid indications that the Federal Reserve’s two-year effort to…
July 15, 2024
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