Rochester Area Skill Needs Assessment and Business Climate Survey, September 2013

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Respondents from the Manufacturing, Agriculture & Construction and Education & Health Services felt the local labor supply was not supporting their business success 4 .

New York State taxes are viewed as the regulation that is the most hindering to area employees. The state level government is viewed as more of a hindrance than the local level.

Employment The region’s employment outlook could be summed up as cautiously optimistic. While most respondent firms intend to maintain current levels of employment, some intend to reduce their workforce in the

future. This signals that the worst might be behind us. However there does not seem to be an increase in the number of firms planning on hiring in the future.

4 See tables in the appendix.

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