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Release briefing · May 31, 2026

What changed in American business?

Fast scan of the strongest and weakest Business Pulse Momentum readings in the latest BTOS data.

Leading industries

1
Utilitiesstable · low confidence
552
Management of companies and enterprisesstable · low confidence
543
Finance and insurancestable · low confidence
514
Health care and social assistancestable · low confidence
495
Arts, entertainment, and recreationstable · low confidence
476
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionstable · low confidence
477
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation servicesstable · low confidence
478
Professional, scientific, and technical servicesstable · low confidence
47

Weakest industries

1
Retail tradestable · low confidence
412
Accommodation and food servicesstable · low confidence
423
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingstable · low confidence
424
Wholesale tradestable · low confidence
435
Transportation and warehousingstable · low confidence
436
Other services (except public administration)stable · low confidence
437
Informationstable · low confidence
438
Constructionstable · low confidence
43

Leading states

1
Alaskastable · low confidence
502
Mississippistable · low confidence
503
New Mexicostable · low confidence
494
South Carolinastable · low confidence
495
Indianastable · low confidence
486
North Dakotastable · low confidence
487
Nebraskastable · low confidence
488
Arkansasstable · low confidence
48
Important

The ranking is our analytical layer over public BTOS estimates. It is designed to surface direction and momentum, not to replace Census methodology or imply causal conclusions.