Semper Workforce Solutions has released the results of the 2022 third quarter survey of the printing and packaging industries. The report’s headline, Economic Shifts Impact Confidence Going into Q4, hints at how interesting the next few months will be.

Dave Regan, Semper International Co-Founder and CEO, summarized the survey results, “The economy is changing and fast, as each .75 interest rate increase happened, many felt a shudder through the economy. The first was a week slowdown, the second two weeks plus of a slowdown, the next longer and the last less so but because it is busy season and we had election printing.” Regan suggested, “Let’s wait the 9 plus months to see the what the impact of the work these rate increases will do on inflation.”

The data collected for each survey represents several industry categories: commercial printing, packaging, display and large format graphics, apparel and decorating, and others. Critical to this report is a commitment from contributors to provide steady consistent quarterly data. Semper’s objective is to provide data that is a balanced mix of geography, revenue, and company types.

Survey Participation Is Encouraged. Semper will make a $5.00 contribution
for each valid survey to the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF).

PGSF is a not-for-profit, private industry-directed organization that offers technical school, undergraduate, and graduate fellowship assistance to men and women interested in a career in the graphic communications field. As you will see in survey question #6, there is a demand for “quality skilled professionals as retirements continue to take a BITE out of the labor force.”

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Our survey results give Semper a unique glimpse into the printing and packaging markets. The Semper Team leverages this data to facilitate the exchange of information and, at times, the exchange of physical items between entities. We honor our industry community with a commitment to maintain confidentiality, thereby earning trust and confidence of participating businesses.

For those organizations who would like to be included in our Q4 2022 survey, reach out to [email protected] – questions will be available for data collection January 15th. Other questions about staffing and hiring can also be submitted via email or on the new Semper website https://semperllc.com/contact-us/.