Economic Downturn
» Economic Downturn, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2008
If respondent employs fewer employees now compared to six months ago.
12a. Is the primary reason for the smaller number of employees because of:?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slower business activity | 70 | ||
| 2 | Can’t fill vacancies | 9 | ||
| 3 | Seasonal factors | 10 | ||
| 4 | Other | 11 | ||
| 5 | DK/Refuse | 0 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 150 | |||
Notes: Seventy (70) percent of small employers who have fewer employees working for them now compared to six months ago do so because of slower business activity.
