2025 BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY RESULTS
Feature
OPTIMISM FOR BUSINESS IN 2026
Optimistic 32%
2024 RESPONSE
2023 RESPONSE
2022 RESPONSE
2021 RESPONSE
49%
39%
41% 46%
35%
43%
44% 46%
16%
18%
15% 8%
Concerned 48%
Neutral 20%
ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES IN 2026
Hiring
3.5
Employee Cost
3.2
Employee Retention
4.3
Rising Input Costs
4.4
Customer Sales
3.8
Taxes/Tariffs
4.6
Supply Chain Disruptions
6.3
Access to Capital
6.7
Other
8.1
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
Average Rating (1 = Most Significant, 8 = Least Significant)
2022 RESPONSE 2021 RESPONSE 2023 RESPONSE 2024 RESPONSE
3.9
3.4
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
6.2
6.6
8.5
3.6
3.6
4.1
4.4
3.8
3.9
6
7
8.6
3.5
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.3
4.9
5.1
7
-
3.2
3.8
3.9
4.8
4.3
5.1
4.6
7.1
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12 | ROCHESTER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVANTAGE MAGAZINE — APRIL 2026
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