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June 12, 2008
Vol 6  No 11

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Turnover
Turnover rates by type of separation, company size and industry sector, high-tech and life sciences companies, 2007

Turnover Layoff Involuntary turnover Voluntary turnover
All companies     22%    4%    4%    14%
<100 employees 18 4 3 12
101-1,000 employees 5 5 14 20
>1,000 employees 29 4 5 20
Industry sector
All life sciences 18 4 3 11
Biotech/pharma 21 6 2 12
Medical device/equipment 18 6 3 8
All tech companies 23 4 4 15
Hardware/elec 16 5 2 11
IT services 24 4 3 17
Software 20 3 3 13
Telecom/Net services 36 5 11 20
Source: Culpepper

Hiring Projections
Percentage of employers reporting hiring plans for 2008

Replacement positions only    28%
Between 0% and15% will be new positions 41
Between 15% and 25% will be new positions 9
Between 25% and 50% will be new positions 9
More than 50% will be newly created positions 13
Note: Survey of 315 companies.
Source: Winter, Wyman
 

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