Facts and Opinions May 2009

Hiring from Within

In a study of 55 organizations with 5,000 or more employees, internal transfers and promotions accounted for 39 percent of all full-time positions filled in 2008.

Source: CareerXroads, Kendall Park, N.J.

Running Late

Twenty percent of 8,000 U.S. workers surveyed say they arrive late to work at least once a week, up from 15 percent from a year before. Twelve percent are late at least twice a week.

Source: CareerBuilder.com, Chicago

Steady Search

Twenty-six percent of 1,098 working Americans say they will look for a new job in 2009, which is the same percentage of people who said they would seek a different job in 2008.

Source: Shagajob.com, Glen Allen, Va.

American Dreamers

In a survey of 2,119 American adults, 72 percent say they believe they will personally be financially better off 10 years from now.

Source: The Pew Economic Mobility Project, Washington

Green Deposits

Using direct deposit to pay employees has saved U.S. businesses a total of $6.7 billion over the past 10 years, translating to an average annual savings of $605 million.

Source: The 2009 PayItGreen Alliance, Herndon, Va.

Laying Off Layoffs

According to a survey of 245 large U.S. employers, the number of companies planning to lay off workers has fallen 10 percent from December 2008 to February 2009-from 23 percent to 13 percent.

Source: Watson Wyatt, Washington

Mental Recession

One in five U.S. workers say the recession is causing them mental-health problems, according to a new survey of 1,068 employed adults.

Source: Adecco USA, Melville, N.Y.

$17.94

This is the average hourly wage for rank-and-file workers in the United States in May 2008.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

$6.8 million

Valuation of a human life as determined by the EPA's 2008 Value of a Statistical Life Calculation.

Environmental Protection Agency

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