ADP National Employment Report Shows 204,000 Jobs Added in August

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6. Anecdotes are definitely interesting

Because it feeds the mind of how you perceive your area.

I can say that in my town of about 25,000, I've seen some long established local businesses moving to larger facilities in town, more smaller shops opening and a sense of a small revival going on within locally owned and operated businesses. We've got a number of chains moving to town as well as we have a relatively new strip mall area set up but is bringing in shops that don't compete with the actual local businesses. So it feels like a good positive.