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Overview 1982 - 2006

Does your company intend to increase, maintain or decrease staff?

Increase Maintain Decrease
1982 1st half 39.5% 51.5% 7.0%
2nd half 29.4% 58.1% 11.9%
1983 1st half 32.9% 55.9% 11.1%
2nd half 41.4% 48.3% 9.9%
1984 1st half 46.9% 44.6% 8.2%
2nd half 44.3% 47.6% 6.8%
1985 1st half 42.1% 49.9% 7.4%
2nd half 34.1% 53.3% 12.2%
1986 1st half 37.1% 51.3% 11.1%
2nd half 35.0% 52.2% 11.6%
1987 1st half 35.3% 51.4% 12.3%
2nd half 35.5% 52.8% 11.1%
1988 1st half 35.0% 52.3% 11.8%
2nd half 35.8% 52.5% 11.1%
1989 1st half 35.9% 52.3% 11.1%
2nd half 39.1% 50.9% 9.6%
1990 1st half 36.2% 51.6% 11.8%
2nd half 35.1% 50.9% 13.8%
1991 1st half 32.0% 52.8% 14.9%
2nd half 30.6% 54.4% 14.8%
1992 1st half 29.4% 54.0% 16.4%
2nd half 36.0% 52.6% 11.3%
1993 1st half 35.4% 49.9% 14.4%
2nd half 35.1% 50.9% 13.5%
1994 1st half 34.0% 50.0% 15.9%
2nd half 37.5% 47.5% 15.0%
1995 1st half 44.0% 43.5% 12.5%
2nd half 43.8% 44.0% 12.2%
1996 1st half 36.5% 49.3% 14.2%
2nd half 47.9% 42.2% 9.9%
1997 1st half 49.6% 40.1% 10.3%
2nd half 52.5% 40.5% 7.0%
1998 1st half 56.0% 37.3% 6.7%
2nd half 55.2% 37.6% 7.2%
1999 1st half 52.8% 38.7% 8.5%
2nd half 50.3% 39.8% 9.9%
2000 1st half 54.3% 37.5% 8.2%
2nd half 54.9% 33.4% 11.7%
2001 1st half 58.8% 35.2% 6.0%
2nd half 43.8% 45.2% 11.0%
2002 1st half 38.4% 49.3% 12.3%
2nd half 42.4% 49.1% 8.5%
2003 1st half 45.2% 48.9% 5.9%
2nd half 37.2% 55.1% 7.9%
2004 1st half 47.6% 45.0% 7.4%
2nd half 58.2% 37.0% 4.8%
2005 1st half 59.3% 36.8% 3.9%
2nd half 50.4% 42.7% 6.9%
2006 1st half 55.5% 39.5% 5.0%