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Landscape architecture firms experienced a fourth quarter dip in 2015, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects<\/a>\u2019 Business Quarterly survey<\/a>. Still, a comparison of this survey with fourth-quarter survey results from the last four years shows that the landscape architecture industry is actually holding steady\u2014with a majority of respondents, 83.94 percent, stating that business conditions for 2015 were doing as good or better than during the previous year, and plans to hire were the highest recorded for a fourth quarter survey in five years.<\/p>\n

The survey found that 74.47 percent reported stable to significantly higher billable hours, a drop from 83.40 percent the previous quarter. This result is similar to what had been reported during the fourth quarters of 2013 (75.7 percent) and 2014 (74.67 percent). It is higher than the fourth quarters of 2011 (62.6 percent) and 2012 (66.5 percent).<\/p>\n

Some 71.73 percent said inquiries for new work were stable to significantly higher, another drop from 81.56 in the third quarter. However, it is a result similar to what had been reported during the fourth quarter of 2012 (74.2 percent), 2013 (74.4 percent) and 2014 (76.5 percent).<\/p>\n

Year to year, 81.66 percent of firms indicated stable to significantly higher fourth-quarter billable hours, a slight decrease from the fourth quarter of 2014 (84.64 percent) but on par with the fourth quarter of 2013 (81.5 percent). Additionally, 81.21 percent said inquiries for new work were stable to significantly higher, a drop from the fourth quarter of 2014 (87.51 percent) but close to the 81.5 percent reported for the fourth quarter of 2013.<\/p>\n

The majority of respondents (83.94 percent) described business conditions for 2015 as stable to significantly better than the previous year. This number is a drop from what had been reported during the fourth quarter of 2014 (87.51 percent) but much higher than 2013 (68.4 percent).<\/p>\n

Some 51.42 percent of firms with two or more employees stated that they planned to hire during the first quarter of 2016, a jump from the previous quarter (48 percent), and the highest recorded for a fourth-quarter survey in five years. Some 47.23 percent of firms with 10 to 49 employees will be hiring landscape architects, both experienced and entry-level.<\/p>\n

The survey also asked firms about student internships. Fully 62.96 percent of firms with two or more employees said they offer such internships. Some 81.40 percent of firms with two or more employees say they pay their interns.<\/p>\n

Key survey highlights:<\/p>\n

Compared to the third quarter 2015, your fourth quarter 2015 billable hours were:
\nSignificantly higher (more than 10 percent) \u2013 11.70 percent
\nSlightly higher (5 to 10 percent higher) \u2013 24.47 percent
\nAbout the same (plus or minus 5 percent) \u2013 38.30 percent
\nSlightly lower (5 to 10 percent lower) \u2013 15.60 percent
\nSignificantly lower (more than 10 percent) \u2013 9.93 percent<\/p>\n

Compared to the third quarter 2015, your fourth quarter 2015 inquiries for new work were:
\nSignificantly higher (more than 10 percent) \u2013 9.19 percent
\nSlightly higher (5 to 10 percent higher) \u2013 24.73 percent
\nAbout the same (plus or minus 5 percent) \u2013 37.81 percent
\nSlightly lower (5 to 10 percent lower) \u2013 15.90 percent
\nSignificantly lower (more than 10 percent) \u2013 12.37 percent<\/p>\n

Year to year, compared to the fourth quarter in 2014, your fourth quarter 2015 billable hours were:
\nSignificantly higher (more than 10 percent) \u2013 30.58 percent
\nSlightly higher (5 to 10 percent higher) \u2013 28.78 percent
\nAbout the same (plus or minus 5 percent) \u2013 22.30 percent
\nSlightly lower (5 to 10 percent lower) \u2013 10.79 percent
\nSignificantly lower (more than 10 percent) \u2013 7.55 percent<\/p>\n

Year to year, compared to the fourth quarter in 2014, your fourth quarter 2015 inquiries for new work were:
\nSignificantly higher (more than 10 percent) \u2013 21.63 percent
\nSlightly higher (5 to 10 percent higher) \u2013 31.21 percent
\nAbout the same (plus or minus 5 percent) \u2013 28.37 percent
\nSlightly lower (5 to 10 percent lower) \u2013 9.22 percent
\nSignificantly lower (more than 10 percent) \u2013 9.57 percent<\/p>\n

How would you describe business results for 2015 compared to 2014?
\nSignificantly better (more than 10 percent) \u2013 34.29 percent
\nSlightly better (5 to 10 percent higher) \u2013 31.79 percent
\nAbout the same (plus or minus 5 percent) \u2013 17.86 percent
\nSlightly worse (5 to 10 percent lower) \u2013 8.57 percent
\nSignificantly worse (more than 10 percent) \u2013 7.50 percent<\/p>\n

Do you plan on hiring any employees in the first quarter of 2016 (multiple answers)?
\nYes, we\u2019ll be hiring an experienced landscape architect \u2013 10.79 percent
\nYes, we\u2019ll be hiring an entry-level landscape architect \u2013 19.50 percent
\nYes, we\u2019ll be hiring an intern \u2013 13.69 percent
\nYes, we\u2019ll be hiring support staff \u2013 8.30 percent
\nYes, we\u2019ll be hiring other design\/architecture\/engineering staff \u2013 12.86 percent
\nYes, we\u2019ll be hiring other staff \u2013 4.56 percent
\nNo, we\u2019re not currently hiring \u2013 53.53 percent<\/p>\n

We provide student internships.
\nYes \u2013 51.44 percent
\nNo \u2013 48.56 percent<\/p>\n

We pay our interns.
\nYes \u2013 74.74 percent
\nNo \u2013 9.79 percent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Landscape architecture firms experienced a fourth quarter dip in 2015, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects\u2019 Business Quarterly survey. 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