Highest Number of Pay Raises in Decades By Young Research - June 13, 2018 By Creativa Images @ Shutterstock.com The NFIB small business survey is showing the highest net number of firms raising worker pay in over three decades. A net 35% of small businesses polled report raising compensation over the last three months. This job market is on cooking. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook