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Small businesses find tight job market

Low unemployment numbers create shrinking pool of job seekers

In this Monday photo, Troy Knutson loads supplies into a storage facility in Bradenton, Fla. Data shows that small businesses are hiring less, despite the strong economy, partly because they are losing employees to bigger firms. - photo by Associated Press

In this Monday photo, Troy Knutson loads supplies into a storage facility in Bradenton, Fla. Data shows that small businesses are hiring less, despite the strong economy, partly because they are losing employees to bigger firms. - photo by Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Even with the U.S. economy booming and the job market strong, hiring has slowed among one category of employers: Small businesses.

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