| |
HEADCOUNT GROWTH
Average actual headcount growth in 2007 and projected 2008, life science and technology companies
| |
2007 |
2008 |
|
All companies |
17% |
14% |
|
Company size |
|
<100 employees |
20 |
22 |
|
100 to 1,000 |
16 |
9 |
|
>1,000 |
15 |
9 |
|
Industry sector |
|
Life science |
31 |
24 |
|
Biotechnology/pharmaceutical |
51 |
25 |
|
Medical
device/equipment |
16 |
28 |
|
Technology |
15 |
12 |
|
Hardware electronics |
8 |
10 |
|
IT services |
16 |
16 |
|
Software |
17 |
12 |
|
Telecom/Internet
services |
17 |
10 |
|
Note: Survey of 173
companies. |
|
Source:
Culpepper |
GLOBAL HIRING
Percentage of companies reporting planned changes for next six months in
size of the workforce, March 2008
| |
Increase |
No change |
Decrease |
|
Global |
37% |
40% |
22% |
|
Developing countries* |
46 |
39 |
12 |
|
Europe |
38 |
40 |
22 |
|
Asia Pacific |
33 |
41 |
24 |
|
North America |
33 |
40 |
27 |
|
*Includes
China, India and Latin
America |
|
Note:
"Don't know" not shown;
survey of 1,413
executives. |
|
Source:
McKinsey
& Co. |
|
