Inc. Data Bank: This Month in Infographics
What's going on with firings, productivity, and business travel? Inc. visualizes the numbers, including how much more beloved small business is that government.
employment
Portion of businesses that expect to lay off employees in the next 12 months:
Private companies: 22%
Public companies: 39%
Share of businesses that expect to add employees in the next 12 months:
Private companies: 51%
Public companies: 30%
Deloitte
Productivity
Annual profit earned per employee at privately held companies:
Top three contributors to recent productivity gains, according to companies:
1. Improvements to business processes
2. Technological improvements
3. More hours worked by employees
Sageworks; Deloitte
Young Entrepreneurs
Share of Millennials (18- to 34-year-olds) who have started or would like to start a business: 54%
Of those, the portion who plan to open a business this year: 11%
Kauffman Foundation; Young Invincibles;
Lake Research Partners; Bellwether Research
Business Travel
The projected average domestic airfare in 2012: $487 (a 5 percent increase from 2011)
Global Business Travel Association
Public Opinion
Portion of Americans who have a favorable opinion of:
Public Affairs Council
