Statewide Iowa — The Iowa Business Council’s second quarter Economic Outlook Survey shows great optimism among some of the state’s largest businesses.
IBC executive director, Joe Murphy, says the survey continues a trend.
The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. The answers are scored on a 100-point scale and the latest overall outlook index is 67.
Murphy says one key is that Iowa didn’t take the drastic measures during the pandemic that some other states took.
The optimism comes with continued concern about finding enough employees.
He says they will continue pushing to get more workers.
To see more of the Economic Outlook Survey go to www.iowabusinesscouncil.org.
