MetroWest495 Biz | August 2014 11
BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY
Slow and
Steady
48.1% 45%
6.9%
Worse
Better About the same
Would you
say business
conditions in the
495/MetroWest
region are better
or worse than
they were a year
ago?
64.4%
Improve slightly
24.4%
Remain the same
4.8%
Improve significantly
5.5%
Decline slightly
0.8%
Decline significantly
Over the course
of the coming
year, how will the
economy in the
495/MetroWest
region do?
31.8%
Yes
31.2%
Not sure.
It is too soon to tell.
32.1%
No
4.9%
No.
We plan to reduce staff.
Over the course
of the coming
year, do you
expect to hire
additional staff
in the 495/
MetroWest
region?
19%
Less than 1%
of current staff
55.1%
1%-5%
18.4%
6%-10%
7.5%
More than 10%
What level of
additional hiring
do you expect
over the coming
year?
30%
A reduction
of 1-5%
15%
A reduction
of 6-10%
25%
A reduction
of more than 10%
25%
Not sure. It is
too soon to tell.
5%
A reduction of
less than1%
Over the course
of the coming
year, what is
your expected
workforce
reduction in the
495/MetroWest
region?
19.9%
Not sure. It is
too soon to tell.
66.2%
No.
11.5%
Yes.
2.4%
We plan to reduce
our facilities.
Over the course
of the next year,
do you plan to
expand your
facilities in the
495/MetroWest
region?
18.1%
Yes.
51.6%
No.
30.4%
Not sure. It is
too soon to tell.
Over the course
of the coming
year, do you plan
to raise capital?
as it
