Rochester Area Skill Needs Assessment and Business Climate Survey, May 2014

Rochester Area Skill Needs Assessment and Business Climate Survey 25

In 2014, do you expect that employment at your company will?

Remain the Same Decrease

Remained the Same

Respondents

Increase

Respondents Increased

Decreased

Survey Date

December 2013

March 2013

Total

380

36%

52%

12%

331

38%

49%

13%

Size Breakout 50 & Under

198

32% 40% 45% 32%

57% 48% 43% 46%

11% 12% 12% 21%

192

39% 36% 41% 33%

52% 51% 49% 30%

9%

51 to 100 101 to 500

25 49 28

47 59 30

13% 10% 37%

>500

Unknown

Size

80

40%

48%

13%

3

0%

33%

67%

Health Care Related

32

34%

47%

19%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Does your firm have positions that are chronically difficult to fill?

Respondents 0 to 3 3 to 5 More Than 5 Respondents 0 to 3

3 to 5

More Than 5

Survey Date

December 2013

March 2013

Total

384

76%

13%

12%

335

77%

13%

10%

Size Breakout 50 & Under

200

91% 60% 51% 54% 66% 72%

8%

2% 4%

195

92% 79% 42% 42%

5%

3% 4%

51 to 100 101 to 500

25 49 28 82 32

36% 24%

47 59 31

17% 37% 13%

24% 39% 22% 16%

20% 45%

>500

7%

Unknown Size

12% 13%

3

100%

0%

0%

Health Care Related

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

How do you seek candidates for these difficult-to-fill positions? Post internally

December 2013

Respondents

Often

Rarely

Never

Total

147

65%

17%

18%

Size Breakout 50 & Under

73 20 35 17

48% 75% 83% 88% 50% 71%

19% 20% 14%

33%

51 to 100 101 to 500

5% 3% 6% 0%

>500

6%

Unknown Size

2

50%

Health Care Related

17

0%

29%

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