National Association for Business Economics

• U.S. Jobs Outlook Improves

  By Carlos Torres, Bloomberg  |  May 21, 2012

  Business economists project monthly payrolls gains of 180,000 this year.

• Companies Upbeat About Economy

  By Vince Golle, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2012

  Sixty percent of U.S. businesses says sales are rising; 39% planning to hire.

• U.S. Jobs Outlook Improves

  By Shobhana Chandra and Timothy R. Homan, Bloomberg  |  February 27, 2012

  Business economists predict payrolls will rise 170,000 a month in 2012.

• Polling Points

  By Donna Miskin  |  February 1, 2012

  Pessimism prevails in many surveys as the year unfurls.

• Fewer U.S. Firms Plan More Hiring

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  January 23, 2012

  Only 27% of companies plan to add workers in the first half.

• Jobs Outlook in U.S. Worsens

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2011

  Business economists say fewer companies plan to hire, raise prices.

• Economists Cut U.S. Growth Forecast

  By Bob Willis, Bloomberg  |  September 13, 2011

  NABE panel now puts 2011 gain at 1.7%; sees 2.3% growth in 2012.

• Bernanke May Try to Boost Confidence

  By Jeannine Aversa, Bloomberg  |  August 9, 2011

  Financial turmoil could elicit extended monetary stimulus from Fed.