Confidence among small businesses hit a post-pandemic high in recent weeks as fears of recession waned, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife found in a quarterly survey. Sixty-six percent of small businesses said they are in good financial health, and 72% report solid cash flow, according to survey results that bode well for the economy. Small businesses generate about 44% of gross domestic product, nearly half of private sector workers, and, from 1998 through 2021, created 63% of net new jobs, according to the Small Business Administration. Tom Sullivan, the U.S. Chamber’s vice president of small business policy, said Main Street employers are showing remarkable resiliency in the face of high inflation and a shortage of workers. He further said that with fears of a recession likely in the rearview mirror and inflation starting to ease, small business owners are feeling a lot better than they were a year ago.