Regional Business Surveys: Special Topics

Throughout the year, the New York Fed’s core regional business surveys expand to include additional questions on special topics and themes.

The New York Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey and Business Leaders Survey query firms on a monthly basis to obtain timely data on important indicators including general business conditions, orders, prices, employment, and capital spending. Four or five times per year, the surveys extend to ask the respondent firms special questions (some on a recurring basis). Firms participating help shed light on topics such as changing credit conditions, supply disruptions, wage and hiring trends, and the business impact of remote work arrangements.

Formerly released as the Supplemental Survey Report, the responses are now synthesized in analysis on Liberty Street Economics
(September 2024).


Topics

2024

September Labor Market
AI and the Labor Market: Will Firms Hire, Fire, or Retrain?

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May Supply Availability
Supply Chain Disruptions, While Easing, Remain a Concern

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post
February Costs and Prices
Businesses Expect Costs, Prices, Wages, and Inflation to Continue Moderating

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post

2023

November Labor Market
Firms Expect Continued Hiring, but at a Slower Pace
August Remote Work
Businesses Expect Current Amount of Remote Work to Persist into Next Year

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post
May Credit Conditions
Businesses Report Only Minor Deterioration in Recent Credit Conditions, but Remain Cautious in the Near Term
February Labor Market
Wages Up 5-6 Percent in the Past Year; Gains Expected to Moderate over the Next Year

2022

December Costs and Prices
Businesses Foresee Inflation Moderating Next Year
November Labor Market
Firms Struggling to Expand Workforce
August Remote Work
Service Sector Businesses See Remote Work Persisting

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post
May Costs and Prices
Businesses See Inflation Moderating after Next Year

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post
February Labor Market and Supply Availability
Businesses Hampered by Supply Disruptions, Labor Shortages, and Absenteeism

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post

2021


December Costs and Prices; Supply Availability
Businesses Report Sharp Acceleration in Most Costs
November Labor Market and Supply Availability
Supply Disruptions Seen Worsening; Firms Struggling to Expand Workforce
October Supply Availability
Supply Disruptions Taking a Toll on Many Businesses

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post
August Labor Market
Most Businesses Having Difficulty Filling Job Openings
June Sales, Labor Market, and Remote Work
Businesses Expect a Strong Half of 2021 and More Remote Working after the Pandemic
April Sales
Business Revenues Seen Rebounding When Conditions Return to Normal

Related reading: Liberty Street Economics post
February Labor Market and Supply Availability
Manufacturers Report More Unfilled Jobs, Note Fairly Widespread Supply Disruptions



Archive
Past Supplemental Survey Reports, 2014-20
Predecessor Reports (supplementing Empire survey only), 2008-13
About Special Topics
Manufacturing and service sector firms participating in the New York Fed’s regional surveys periodically address special topical questions on issues and challenges affecting their businesses. Through May 2024, the results were published in the Supplemental Survey Report. The results are now synthesized in analysis on Liberty Street Economics.

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