2025 BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY RESULTS
Feature
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
More than 50 17%
Less than 10 45%
2024 RESPONSE
2023 RESPONSE
2022 RESPONSE
2021 RESPONSE
45%
48%
51%
47%
26 to 50 13%
20%
25%
24%
16%
15%
13%
10%
11%
10 to 25 25%
18%
17%
17%
22%
BUSINESSES BY INDUSTRY
Professional/Technical Services Healthcare/Social Assistance Construction Retail
26%
14%
13%
11%
Banking/Finance Restaurant/Food
9%
7%
Transportation/Distribution/Travel
6%
Entertainment Education Manufacturing Accommodations Other Agriculture/Energy
4%
3% 3%
2% 2%
1%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Percentage of Businesses
2022 RESPONSE 2021 RESPONSE 2023 RESPONSE 2024 RESPONSE
25
15
12
12
5
7
5
5
2
6
3
1
1
26
10
12
10
9
8
4
4
3
6
6
3
1
16
16
0.1
8
5
7
5
6
19
7
-
2
-
6
5
14
13
-
-
5
7
14
6
-
-
-
NOTE: Some historical categories are missing due to being categorized differently and/or responses.
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