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Business Roundtable execs see brightening economyPosted by RJ and Makay on Mar 29, 2012 |
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American chief executives had a brightened perspective on the economy in the first quarter of 2012, and more of them plan to ramp up hiring and make more capital equipment investments, according to a recent Business Roundtable survey. 42% of executives are planning to add additional staff, and 48% expect to boost spending. Both numbers are a 16-point improvement from the prior quarter. 16% expect to reduce staff in the next six months.
Less than a quarter of hiring managers plan to add more employees to their company rosters in 2012, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey that polled more than 3,000 human resource and hiring professionals. 23% of survey recipients said that they would add full-time permanent staff, down slightly from 24% who said the same last year. 7% of companies plan to cut staff in 2012, the same percentage as last year.
