QUESTION: Has your business or organization experienced any evidence that the local economy is showing signs of improvement?
Yes: 67%
No: 33%
QUESTION: Overall, what expectations do you have for your company or organization in the fourth quarter?
Very confident of a strong fourth quarter: 58%
Expect a stagnant quarter with little or no growth: 25%
Expect a poor quarter with most numbers declining: 17%
QUESTION: What about all of 2003 – what prediction do you have for your company or organization?
A solid year with modest growth: 587%
A stagnant year with little or no growth: 25%
A poor year with a decline in business: 17%
QUESTION: In terms of full-time employees, will your company have added or subtracted them by the end of 2003?
More FTEs now than there were at the beginning of the year: 17%
Fewer FTEs now than there were at the beginning of the year: 33%
Same number of FTEs now than there were at the beginning of the year: 50%
QUESTION: Overall, do you expect that your company or organization will meet the financial goals set for it in 2003?
Yes: 66%
No: 17%
Too soon to tell: 17%
