Employer survey shows less business confidence in 2025

The optimism of the Costa Rican business sector decreased by the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent Business Expectations Index of the Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas (IICE) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR).The index for April, May and June 2025 was 53.7, that is, 6.3 percentage points (p.p.) less than in the last measurement.This value is 0.5 points lower than the historical average of the second quart…

Return to office looms as CEO economic confidence declines

Vistage has released its quarterly CEO Confidence Index for Q1 2025, revealing a notable decline in economic confidence across the UK and Ireland.

Employer survey shows less business confidence in 2025

Hamilton businesses have a more negative outlook for 2025 than they did in 2024, and it is getting harder to recruit talent. Those were two key findings in an employer survey conducted by Workforce Planning Hamilton in conjunction with Hamilton Economic Development. The Hamilton Business Survey ran from January 6th to February 14th, 2025 and attracted 735 businesses responding, from all employment categories. Highlights included: Heightened fina…