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Crosstabs - Rasmussen Employment Index - April 2008
Employment Index - April 2008
Type Work
Current Healthcare Acctg & Finance IT Legal Manufacturing Other Service
INDEX 83.1 90.3 94.0 90.8 89.5 65.1 80.1
Rate Your Personal Finances Healthcare Acctg & Finance IT Legal Manufacturing Other Service
Excellent 10.5% 10.1% 18.5% 13.0% 14.8% 8.7% 8.0%
Good 31.6% 31.5% 35.9% 46.8% 34.6% 25.1% 29.8%
Fair 38.3% 40.7% 32.8% 26.7% 34.8% 42.5% 40.0%
Poor 18.3% 15.6% 11.2% 12.8% 15.8% 22.6% 21.1%
Personal Finances Better/Worse Healthcare Acctg & Finance IT Legal Manufacturing Other Service
Better 28.9% 31.4% 37.0% 33.0% 35.2% 24.1% 25.6%
Worse 47.3% 42.3% 43.3% 45.2% 38.3% 52.9% 50.4%
Same 21.7% 23.4% 17.8% 21.0% 22.1% 20.9% 22.2%
IsY our Organization Hiring? Healthcare Acctg & Finance IT Legal Manufacturing Other Service
Hiring 21.9% 28.5% 22.3% 19.2% 19.1% 23.3% 19.7%
Laying Off 20.0% 16.1% 22.3% 24.2% 14.9% 29.0% 18.8%
No Change 50.9% 46.9% 49.6% 51.7% 59.2% 43.1% 54.3%
Are you Happy with your Job? Healthcare Acctg & Finance IT Legal Manufacturing Other Service
Yes 73.9% 76.0% 76.4% 78.7% 73.3% 65.0% 74.3%
No 18.3% 16.7% 18.4% 15.2% 21.1% 27.2% 18.0%
Worried About Losing Your Job? Healthcare Acctg & Finance IT Legal Manufacturing Other Service
Yes 21.5% 19.7% 17.6% 24.5% 21.4% 32.2% 20.7%
No 68.0% 70.1% 74.0% 70.3% 72.3% 54.7% 68.2%
Sample size 8,879 652 1,166 710 432 256 698
Employment Index - April 2008
Employment Index - April 2008
Managers Gender
Current Full-Time Managers Pvt Mgr Men Women
INDEX 83.1 87.6 95.0 99.7 85.7 80.1
Rate Your Personal Finances Full-Time Managers Pvt Mgr Men Women
Excellent 10.5% 11.2% 15.2% 20.1% 12.4% 8.3%
Good 31.6% 33.2% 36.8% 42.3% 32.1% 31.0%
Fair 38.3% 38.2% 32.7% 26.4% 36.2% 40.9%
Poor 18.3% 16.2% 14.2% 10.2% 18.0% 18.7%
Personal Finances Better/Worse Full-Time Managers Pvt Mgr Men Women
Better 28.9% 31.0% 34.9% 36.1% 32.8% 24.2%
Worse 47.3% 45.9% 42.5% 41.1% 43.5% 51.7%
Same 21.7% 21.3% 20.4% 20.3% 21.6% 21.9%
IsY our Organization Hiring? Full-Time Managers Pvt Mgr Men Women
Hiring 21.9% 24.1% 23.7% 35.0% 24.6% 18.7%
Laying Off 20.0% 20.1% 19.1% 22.4% 20.4% 19.6%
No Change 50.9% 49.6% 53.0% 39.6% 48.7% 53.4%
Are you Happy with your Job? Full-Time Managers Pvt Mgr Men Women
Yes 73.9% 76.3% 80.0% 80.2% 73.0% 75.0%
No 18.3% 16.9% 14.3% 16.7% 19.0% 17.5%
Worried About Losing Your Job? Full-Time Managers Pvt Mgr Men Women
Yes 21.5% 20.6% 19.8% 28.5% 22.9% 19.8%
No 68.0% 70.2% 72.6% 68.3% 67.5% 68.6%
Sample size 8,879 6,973 2,146 487 4,816 4,063
Employment Index - April 2008
Age
Current 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
INDEX 83.1 75.6 91.0 82.7 82.1 84.4
Rate Your Personal Finances 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Excellent 10.5% 10.6% 11.8% 9.9% 9.3% 12.6%
Good 31.6% 25.7% 35.7% 31.4% 33.0% 32.0%
Fair 38.3% 37.2% 36.0% 39.7% 40.4% 38.6%
Poor 18.3% 25.5% 15.4% 17.8% 15.8% 14.6%
Personal Finances Better/Worse 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Better 28.9% 32.9% 33.6% 26.3% 23.5% 23.6%
Worse 47.3% 45.5% 40.8% 49.6% 52.9% 51.3%
Same 21.7% 17.6% 24.2% 22.8% 22.0% 21.0%
IsY our Organization Hiring? 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Hiring 21.9% 25.2% 24.5% 21.4% 18.4% 11.0%
Laying Off 20.0% 23.2% 19.1% 19.7% 18.9% 17.6%
No Change 50.9% 44.4% 50.8% 51.7% 54.6% 60.5%
Are you Happy with your Job? 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Yes 73.9% 64.2% 77.2% 76.7% 76.0% 79.1%
No 18.3% 27.1% 16.5% 15.8% 16.0% 10.7%
Worried About Losing Your Job? 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+
Yes 21.5% 25.0% 20.8% 22.5% 19.1% 13.9%
No 68.0% 66.6% 69.4% 66.7% 68.9% 70.3%
Sample size 8,879 1,999 2,218 2,274 2,010 377
Employment Index - April 2008
Employment Index - April 2008
Race
Current White Black Hispanic Other
INDEX 83.1 85.6 76.8 68.3 73.7
Rate Your Personal Finances White Black Hispanic Other
Excellent 10.5% 10.6% 10.3% 10.8% 9.7%
Good 31.6% 32.7% 25.1% 25.5% 32.1%
Fair 38.3% 37.8% 43.5% 40.1% 36.2%
Poor 18.3% 17.7% 19.2% 23.2% 20.3%
Personal Finances Better/Worse White Black Other
Better 28.9% 30.1% 25.8% 20.8% 24.9%
Worse 47.3% 46.8% 46.2% 52.6% 50.0%
Same 21.7% 21.2% 24.9% 22.9% 22.4%
IsY our Organization Hiring? White Black Other
Hiring 21.9% 21.9% 26.9% 18.6% 17.1%
Laying Off 20.0% 19.0% 21.5% 27.8% 24.3%
No Change 50.9% 52.6% 39.6% 46.2% 50.0%
Are you Happy with your Job? White Black Other
Yes 73.9% 75.3% 67.5% 70.7% 69.8%
No 18.3% 17.5% 24.2% 20.9% 18.4%
Worried About Losing Your Job? White Black Other
Yes 21.5% 20.8% 21.9% 27.5% 25.2%
No 68.0% 69.9% 63.6% 58.8% 58.5%
Sample size 8,879 6,989 846 637 406
Employment Index - April 2008
Employment Index - April 2008
Income
Current under $20k $20-$40k $40-$60k $60-$75k $75-$100k $100k+
INDEX 83.1 43.7 61.7 78.7 89.1 103.1 112.7
Rate Your Personal Finances under $20k $20-$40k $40-$60k $60-$75k $75-$100k $100k+
Excellent 10.5% 6.6% 4.0% 6.5% 6.9% 11.9% 24.4%
Good 31.6% 11.2% 15.9% 28.0% 37.5% 46.5% 47.4%
Fair 38.3% 31.1% 47.9% 46.3% 44.1% 33.4% 23.8%
Poor 18.3% 48.9% 31.6% 18.2% 10.7% 6.8% 4.3%
Personal Finances Better/Worse under $20k $20-$40k $40-$60k $60-$75k $75-$100k $100k+
Better 28.9% 19.8% 19.3% 27.9% 32.8% 32.5% 40.8%
Worse 47.3% 62.2% 57.9% 46.9% 43.8% 41.2% 36.7%
Same 21.7% 11.8% 20.1% 23.0% 22.1% 25.4% 22.0%
IsY our Organization Hiring? under $20k $20-$40k $40-$60k $60-$75k $75-$100k $100k+
Hiring 21.9% 18.0% 18.3% 21.3% 21.1% 25.2% 28.0%
Laying Off 20.0% 28.3% 22.1% 19.9% 20.3% 15.6% 17.7%
No Change 50.9% 43.3% 49.6% 52.6% 53.6% 53.8% 50.0%
Are you Happy with your Job? under $20k $20-$40k $40-$60k $60-$75k $75-$100k $100k+
Yes 73.9% 53.5% 68.1% 72.1% 78.8% 82.3% 83.8%
No 18.3% 35.6% 22.8% 20.5% 13.4% 12.4% 11.8%
Worried About Losing Your Job? under $20k $20-$40k $40-$60k $60-$75k $75-$100k $100k+
Yes 21.5% 42.9% 27.3% 20.5% 18.8% 12.5% 14.2%
No 68.0% 40.3% 57.5% 70.3% 71.5% 79.7% 80.3%
Sample size 8,879 885 1,725 1,711 1,200 1,247 1,702
Employment Index - April 2008
Employment Index - April 2008
Company Size
Current under 50 50-100 100-250 250-500 500 +
INDEX 83.1 79.9 84.2 84.6 79.1 90.9
Rate Your Personal Finances under 50 50-100 100-250 250-500 500 +
Excellent 10.5% 10.3% 10.4% 11.6% 7.2% 12.3%
Good 31.6% 28.9% 30.2% 32.5%