Table 1
Business or organization expectations over the next three months, fourth quarter of 2023 and first quarter of 2024
| Increase – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2023 | Stay about the same – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2023 | Decrease – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2023 | Not applicable – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2023 | Increase – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Stay about the same – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Decrease – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Not applicable – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | |
| Number of employees | 10.5 | 78.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 82.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Vacant positions | 5.5 | 55.1 | 7.8 | 31.6 | 4.8 | 53.5 | 6.4 | 35.4 |
| Sales of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 15.7 | 59.9 | 21.0 | 3.4 | 17.8 | 63.1 | 15.3 | 3.8 |
| Selling price of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 23.6 | 65.4 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 25.2 | 63.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| Demand for products and services offered by the business or organization | 17.9 | 60.9 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 65.7 | 14.3 | 0.0 |
| Profitability | 9.0 | 52.5 | 36.1 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 54.4 | 31.8 | 2.6 |
Source(s):
Tables 33-10-0724-01 and 33-10-0770-01.
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