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* '''Forty-three percent (seasonally adjusted) of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, up three points from August''' and remaining historically high as owners can’t hire enough workers due to few qualified applicants. | * '''Forty-three percent (seasonally adjusted) of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, up three points from August''' and remaining historically high as owners can’t hire enough workers due to few qualified applicants. | ||
* Owners’ plans to fill open positions remain elevated, with a seasonally adjusted net 18 percent planning to create new jobs in the next three months, up 1 point from August and 14 points below its record high reading of 32 percent reached in August 2021. '''Overall, 61 percent reported hiring or trying to hire in September, down 2 points from August.''' | * Owners’ plans to fill open positions remain elevated, with a seasonally adjusted net 18 percent planning to create new jobs in the next three months, up 1 point from August and 14 points below its record high reading of 32 percent reached in August 2021. '''Overall, 61 percent reported hiring or trying to hire in September, down 2 points from August.''' | ||
* '''The net percent of owners raising average selling prices increased two points to a net 29% seasonally adjusted, still a very inflationary level.''' | * '''The net percent of owners raising average selling prices increased two points to a net 29% seasonally adjusted, still a very inflationary level. Seasonally adjusted, a net 30 percent plan price hikes (unchanged).''' | ||
* '''Seasonally adjusted, a net 23% plan to raise compensation in the next three months, down three points from August.''' | * '''Seasonally adjusted, a net 23% plan to raise compensation in the next three months, down three points from August.''' | ||
* A net negative 8% of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reported higher nominal sales in the past three months, up six points from August’s lowest reading since August 2020. '''The net percent of owners expecting higher real sales volumes improved one point to a net negative 13%.''' | * A net negative 8% of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reported higher nominal sales in the past three months, up six points from August’s lowest reading since August 2020. '''The net percent of owners expecting higher real sales volumes improved one point to a net negative 13%.''' | ||