On the heels of highly optimistic hiring plans expressed in our
inaugural survey one year ago, employers remain bullish in their
intentions to bring on new full-time employees, albeit to a
somewhat lesser degree. As the job market continues to recover and
unemployment rates start to decline across the country, employers
echo their expectations from a year ago that the Obama
administration will continue to assign a high priority to job
creation.
An eagerness for expanding their workforce does not come without
recognition of the challenges posed by the current job market.
While respondents feel key barriers facing workers in today's
job market have started to decline, the majority still report that
current economic conditions are affecting their workforce. In
addition, while nearly half of respondents have not experienced
difficulty filling open positions, some respondents reported
difficulties such as the inability to provide the compensation
requested by job
