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