Looking into the crystal ball for 2022 in WBJ’s annual Economic Forecast survey, our readers don’t have quite the same level of optimism for the upcoming year at they did heading into 2021
Looking into the crystal ball last year, WBJ readers had optimistic projections about the Central Massachusetts economy. COVID would be in the rearview, and businesses would be well on their way to recovery.
It didn’t quite turn out that way.
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Looking into that same crystal ball for 2022 in WBJ’s annual Economic Forecast survey, our readers don’t have quite the same level of optimism for the upcoming year, projecting stumbling blocks, such as a skilled worker shortage, rising cost of living, and the lingering pandemic, slowing a full-blown economic recovery.
As the next 12 months unfold, let’s hope the economic recovery goes better than we’re currently projecting.
– Brad Kane, editor
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