Table 1
Business or organization expectations over the next three months, fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023
| Increase – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2022 | Stay about the same – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2022 | Decrease – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2022 | Not applicable – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2022 | Increase – Expected change, first quarter of 2023 | Stay about the same – Expected change, first quarter of 2023 | Decrease – Expected change, first quarter of 2023 | Not applicable – Expected change, first quarter of 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | |
| Number of employees | 11.5 | 79.6 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 80.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Vacant positions | 8.9 | 51.6 | 5.4 | 34.0 | 8.0 | 50.1 | 6.0 | 35.8 |
| Sales of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 16.6 | 60.5 | 18.8 | 4.1 | 19.1 | 62.1 | 14.9 | 3.9 |
| Selling price of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 32.4 | 58.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 32.9 | 57.0 | 5.9 | 4.3 |
| Demand for products and services offered by the business or organization | 21.2 | 61.4 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 62.8 | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| Profitability | 9.5 | 52.8 | 34.4 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 51.1 | 34.6 | 3.5 |
Source(s):
Tables 33-10-0602-01 and 33-10-0634-01.
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