Semper International Survey Shows Stagnant Hiring

BOSTON, Mass.—Semper International, a leading placement firm for skilled help in the graphic arts and printing industry, announced survey results indicating that the printing industry is pessimistic about future growth and hiring continues to stagnate.

Since February 2003, Semper International has provided a quarterly survey offering estimates of trends in the printing and graphics industries. To prevent bias, survey questions—both qualitative and quantitative—are designed by Semper corporate partner Cvent. Survey participants include more than 300 small, medium and large printing companies; both clients and prospects of Semper International. Participants provide data on revenue and hiring as well as estimated outlooks on future trends. Data is requested from a random sample and are not screened. To preserve confidentiality, individual company information is not part of the tabulation.