Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: In cutting back on hiring of new staff in order to reduce the number of employees, agencies also reduced the influx of new people with the new competencies needed to sustain excellence. Choices: 1. Agencies reduced new staff hiring, which decreased inflow of new people with new competencies.  2. Agencies haven't cut back on hiring new staff and want to increase its inflow of new people.  3. Agencies are trying to set up programs that would bring back the influx of new people. 

3