Changing Search for Employees
» Changing Search for Employees, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2001
If respondent thinks labor market loose.
16. Why are you experiencing an adequate labor supply in your area when many areas are not? Do you think it is primarily because:?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You need fewer skilled people | 12 | ||
| 2 | A large employer in the area recently had layoffs or closed | 22 | ||
| 3 | There are moderate to slow business conditions | 16 | ||
| 4 | There is an unusual supply of labor such as college students or elderly who want to work | 19 | ||
| 5 | Lots of people are moving into the area | 12 | ||
| 6 | Other | 6 | ||
| 7 | DK/Refuse | 14 | ||
| Total (%) | 101 | |||
| N | 157 | |||
Notes: Twenty-two (22) percent of small employers who think the local labor market is loose believe the most important reason for the condition is a large employer in the area that recently experienced lay-offs or closed (Q#16).
