February 15, 2024 – Semper Workforce Solutions has released the results from their 2023 fourth quarter survey of the printing and packaging industries.
Dave Regan, Semper International Co-Founder, and CEO shared his perspective on this quarter’s responses. “It is a mixed bag for sure. We start off this new year uncertain of how this will impact our businesses and industry in the coming months. We believe that in these uncertain times the idea of flex staffing to bring in skilled workers on demand makes a lot of sense.”
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 information that is a balanced mix of geography, revenue, and company types.
Q4 2023 survey highlights include:
- We see a slowdown in sales at the end of 2023. More firms reported sales as flat or decreasing, while the expenses have increased.
- As consumer confidence grows in strength, CFO sense sales will remain soft.
- 44% of respondents are still hiring while the rest are holding.
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 the trust and confidence of participating businesses.
For those organizations who would like to be included in our Q1 2024 survey, reach out to always@semperllc.com – questions will be available for data collection starting April 15th, 2024. Other questions about staffing and hiring can also be submitted via email or on the Semper website https://semperllc.com/contact-us/.
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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.
Help us help you plan tomorrow’s workforce!
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ABOUT SEMPER LLC
Semper was founded and is run by graphic arts and staffing professionals. Since 1994, Semper has provided staffing solutions for flexible, temporary, and permanent employment needs in print, copy, packaging, and prepress. Our efficient, reliable business model has helped transform how a wide range of print and graphics companies fill important roles or stretch production capacity.
Semper also helps clients expand into new areas and meet the demands of the digital age. As the print and graphics industry evolves and diversifies, Semper helps companies face the changes to come.
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