Employment Growth Easing?
Nearly 42 percent of CEOs anticipate an increase in employment levels in their industry, down from about 46 percent a year ago. However, the proportion of CEOs who anticipate a decrease rose to 32 percent from about 24 percent a year ago.
Health care costs remain the major obstacle to hiring new workers. Wage and salary costs were second on the list, while regulation and litigation costs and other fringe benefits were of lesser concern to business leaders when hiring new workers.