Table 2
Business or organization expectations over the next three months, fourth quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022
| Increase – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Stay about the same – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Decrease – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Not applicable – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Increase – Expected change, first quarter of 2022 | Stay about the same – Expected change, first quarter of 2022 | Decrease – Expected change, first quarter of 2022 | Not applicable – Expected change, first quarter of 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | |
| Number of employees | 12.9 | 77.4 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 77.8 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Vacant positions | 8.6 | 51.4 | 7.0 | 33.1 | 9.3 | 49.5 | 6.4 | 34.8 |
| Sales of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 16.2 | 61.1 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 59.6 | 17.2 | 3.5 |
| Selling price of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 25.9 | 62.7 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 35.7 | 55.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| Demand for products and services offered by the business or organization | 22.8 | 61.9 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 60.2 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
| Profitability | 10.4 | 52.9 | 33.6 | 3.0 | 12.9 | 49.6 | 34.6 | 2.9 |
Source(s):
Tables 33-10-0399-01 and 33-10-0468-01.
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