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

Rochester Area Skill Needs Assessment and Business Climate Survey 3

Advanced Manufacturing

33%

Agriculture/Food

4% 2%

Business Software/Telecom Healthcare/Life Sciences Optics, Photonics, Imaging

12%

3%

Tourism Unknown

25% 20%

The RBJ list was drawn from its database of print edition subscribers and others who have registered to receive the RBJ Daily Report or other e-newsletters. The database is dynamic, with some people joining or opting out daily. Data Collection Survey questions fell into the topics of business climate, skill needs, and training. Seventeen questions were asked in total. MCC collected the data via an online survey instrument. The survey instrument appears in the Appendix. Respondent Profile There were 400 respondents from across the size spectrum, up from 338 respondents when the survey was first given last year. Chart 2 indicates the self-reported size.

Table 3: Survey respondents by self-reported size Number Employed Locally

Respondents

50 and under

200

50%

51 to 100 101 to 500

25 49 28 98

6%

12%

>500

7%

Unknown

25%

Total

400

100%

Chart 2

Number Employed Locally - All Respondents

Unknown 25%

50 and under 50%

400

>500 7%

101 to 500 12%

51 to 100 6%

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