Small and midsize U.S. companies plan to increase their workforces an average 6 percent in the next year as confidence strengthens in an economic rebound, according to a survey by General Electric Co. (GE)’s finance unit.

The survey, whose results were released today, reflects data from chief financial officers at 530 companies with annual sales of $50 million to $1 billion, according to GE Capital, one of the biggest lenders to small and midsize U.S. companies since the financial crisis. About 80 percent said they plan to hire more workers, and almost two-thirds have already started.

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