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Professional Technical Services firms demonstrate more confidence in their individual companies than in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 84 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Professional Technical Services firms are optimistic, with 47 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 56 percent expect to see some increase, and 77 percent expect to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Professional Technical Services firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Twenty-eight percent of firms surveyed report Government Regulation as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Availability of Qualified Labor is second with 20 percent of firms electing it. Access to Capital is third with 12 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 74 percent (108 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Education, Health Care and Social Assistance firms demonstrate more confidence in their individual companies as in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 93 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Education, Health Care and Social Assistance firms are cautiously optimistic, with 40 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 57 percent expect to see some increase, and 73 percent expecting to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Education, Health Care and Social Assistance firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Forty-three percent of firms surveyed report Government Regulation as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Availability of Qualified Labor is second with 16 percent of firms electing it. Access to Capital is third with 9 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 61 percent (164 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation firms demonstrate slightly more confidence in their individual companies as in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 79 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Arts, Entertainment and Recreation firms are optimistic, with 23 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 52 percent expect to see some increase, and 67 percent expecting to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Twenty-four percent of firms surveyed report Government Regulation as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Access to Capital is second with 21 percent of firms electing it. Availability of Qualified Labor is third with 11 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 65 percent (53 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Administrative and Waste Services firms demonstrate slightly more confidence in their individual companies as in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 88 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Administrative and Waste Services firms are cautiously optimistic about their short-term growth, with 60 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 67 percent expect to see some increase, and 65 percent expecting to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Administrative and Waste Services firms are concerned about the future; they recognize challenges to growth persist. Thirty-two percent of firms surveyed report Availability of Qualified Labor as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Government Regulation is second with 23 percent of firms electing it. Access to Capital is third with 13 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 58 percent (35 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Other Services firms demonstrate more confidence in their individual companies as in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 84 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Other Services firms are optimistic, with 39 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 52 percent expect to see some increase, and 71 percent expecting to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Other Services firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Chief among the challenges to continued growth of Other Services companies are Availability of Qualified Labor and Government Regulation. Nearly a quarter of surveyed firms report one of these as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Access to Capital is third with 19 percent electing it.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 63 percent (81 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Financial, Insurance and Real Estate firms demonstrate slightly more confidence in their individual companies than in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 89 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Financial, Insurance and Real Estate firms are optimistic, with 38 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 54 percent expect to see some increase, and 77 percent expect to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Financial, Insurance and Real Estate firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Forty-five percent of firms surveyed report Government Regulation as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Access to Capital is second with 14 percent of firms electing it. Availability of Qualified Labor is third with 13 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 64 percent (103 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Information firms demonstrate slightly less confidence in their individual companies than in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 70 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of their companies as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Information firms are cautiously optimistic, with slightly more confidence in short-term growth than in the long-term outlook, with 59 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 65 percent expect to see some increase, and 71 percent expect to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Information firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Chief among the challenges to continued growth of Information firms are Access to Capital, Availability of Qualified Labor, and Competition/Lack of Customers. Eighteen percent of firms surveyed report one of these as the single greatest challenge to continued company growth. Government Regulation is fourth with 12 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 94 percent (16 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers.

Transportation and Warehousing firms demonstrate equal confidence in their individual companies as in the industry as a whole, demonstrated by 88 percent of those surveyed ranking the health of both their company and the industry as Excellent, Good or Fair.

When asked to compare business performance in terms of revenue and sales to the past, and predications for the future, Transportation and Warehousing firms are more confident in short-term growth than in the long-term outlook, with 50 percent reporting an increase in business from one year ago. In one year from now 69 percent expect to see some increase, and 75 percent expect to see an increase in business performance in the next five years.

Transportation and Warehousing firms are thinking positively about the future; but also recognize challenges to growth persist. Chief among the challenges to continued growth of Transportation and Warehousing firms is Government Regulation, with 56 percent electing it as the single greatest challenge. Availability of Qualified Labor is second with 19 percent. Access to Capital is third with 6 percent.

Surveyed firms were asked to elect, from a list, any possible barriers they face in expanding current employment levels. Economic Conditions is seen by 38 percent (6 firms) as a barrier to hiring new workers, and is second in frequency to Government Policies or Regulations.