Andrew Shafer

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