HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | JANUARY 13, 2025 A7
HBJ 2025 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SURVEY
ARE YOU ABLE TO FIND WORKERS
TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS?
DO YOU ANTICIPATE RAISING WAGES
TO ATTRACT EMPLOYEES?
LITTLE DIFFICULTY
TO FIND QUALIFIED
WORKERS
NO DIFFICULTY TO
FIND QUALIFIED
WORKERS
YES NO UNSURE AT
THIS TIME
VERY DIFFICULT
TO FIND QUALIFIED
WORKERS
IMPOSSIBLE TO
FIND QUALIFIED
WORKERS
52.2%
20.4%
27.5%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
WILL YOU RAISE CAPITAL
IN 2025?
YES NO I DON'T KNOW
17.2%
61.7%
21.1%
DO YOU HAVE PLANS
TO EXPAND IN 2025?
YES,
WITH NEW
PRODUCT
LINES
YES, WITH
EXPANSION INTO
NEW GEOGRAPH-
IC TERRITORIES
YES, WITH
NEW OR
EXPANDED
FACILITIES
YES, WITH A
COMBINATION
OF SOME OR ALL
OF THE ABOVE
NO
46.3%
21%
8.2%
11.7%
12.8%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
36.8%
10.8%
5.2%
47.2%
