Industry Trends

CareerBuilder periodically tracks the opinions of workers and employers on a variety of topics. For additional survey information, contact Jennifer Grasz at 773-527-1164 or jennifer.grasz@careerbuilder.com.

2007 Surveys

12/26/2007 Download 2008 US Forecast

12/26/2007 Slower, but Steady Hiring Expected for the New Year, CareerBuilder.com's Annual Job Forecast Reveals

12/5/2007 Workers Share Their Most Unusual Coffee Break Activities in CareerBuilder.com Survey

11/19/2007 Thirty Percent of Workers Holiday Shop Online at Work, CareerBuilder.com Survey Shows

11/7/2007 Nearly One-Third of Workers Called In Sick with Fake Excuses in the Last Year, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Survey Shows

11/1/2007 One-in-Five Employers Plan to Hire Seasonal Help this Holiday Season, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

10/24/2007 New CareerBuilder.com Study Reveals Significant Gap Between Generation Y Workers and Co-workers

10/10/2007 Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Have Gained Weight at Their Current Jobs, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

10/3/2007 Cautious, But Steady Hiring Expected for Q4, According to CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY Survey

10/2/2007 Nearly Half of Employers Say They Are Hiring Spanish-Speaking Job Candidates in 2007 and 2008, According to New Survey by empleosCB.com

9/5/2007 Workers More Confident and Inclined to Negotiate Pay, According to Annual Study

8/29/2007 CareerBuilder.com Survey Reveals How Many Workers Commit Office Taboos

8/21/2007 Freelance and Contract Opportunities Open Up As Employers Face Qualified Labor Shortages Sologig.com Survey Finds

8/20/2007 New CareerBuilder.com and Apartments.com Study Reveals More Opportunities Opening for Workers Willing to Relocate

8/14/2007 Sixty-One Percent of Hiring Managers Plan to Hire Interns This Fall, According to New CBcampus.com Survey

7/25/2007 U.S. Workers Reveal Which TV Show Bosses Remind Them of Their Own in New CareerBuilder.com Survey

7/5/2007 Employers Cautiously Optimistic about Hiring in Q3, CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY Survey Finds

6/19/2007 Three-in-Ten African American Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 Four-in-Ten Workers with Disabilities Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 One-in-Four Female Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 Twenty-eight Percent of Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 Nearly Three-in-Ten Hispanic Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 One-in-Five Mature Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 One-in-Five Asian Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/19/2007 One-in-Five Diverse Workers Have Experienced Discrimination or Unfair Treatment at Work, CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services Survey Shows

6/11/2007 Thirty-seven Percent of Working Dads Would Leave Their Jobs if Their Family Could Afford It, CareerBuilder.com's Annual Father's Day Survey Finds

5/22/2007 One-in-Five Workers Are Taking the Office with Them on Vacation, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Survey Reveals

5/17/2007 One-in-Four Workers Admit to Making Up Fake Excuses for Arriving Late to Work, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/30/2007 Nearly Half of Retail Employers Say Retaining Employees is Harder than Last Year, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/27/2007 Nearly a Quarter of Oil and Gas Employees Intend to Leave Their Current Position within the Year, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/26/2007 Nearly Half of Sales Employers Say Retaining Employees is More Difficult than Last Year, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/25/2007 Hiring Managers Share Top 12 Wackiest Resume Blunders in New CareerBuilder.com Survey

4/19/2007 Nearly Half of Accounting and Finance Employers Say They Have Job Openings But Can't Find Qualified Candidates, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/19/2007 One-Third Healthcare Employers Say Retaining Employees Is Harder Than Last Year, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/12/2007 Upward Trend for Job Prospects and Starting Salaries for Recent College Graduates This Year, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/4/2007 Moderated, Yet Stable, Hiring To Continue in Q2, CareerBuilder.com and USA Today Survey Finds

3/29/2007 CareerBuilder.com Reveals Top 10 Picks For April Fools' Day Pranks Based on Annual Survey

3/28/2007 One-in-Ten Workers Are Less Productive During Gloomy Weather, CareerBuilder.com's Survey Reveals

3/12/2007 Four-in-Ten Workers Live Paycheck to Paycheck, According to CareerBuilder.com Survey

2/15/2007 A Good Boss Isn't Hard to Find, Survey Suggests

1/24/2007 One-In-Five Healthcare Workers Will Leave Their Jobs in 2007, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

1/17/2007 One-in-Five Government Workers Plan to Leave Their Jobs in 2007

1/10/2007 One-in-Four HR Managers Receive More Than 50 Resumes for Each Open Position, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

1/4/2007 Forty-Five Percent of UK Employers Plan to Recruit New Employees in the New Year, According to CareerBulder.co.uk Survey

1/4/2007 One-in-Five Workers to Change Jobs in the New Year, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

12/26/2006 Forty Percent of U.S. Employers to Add Jobs in 2007, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

12/26/2006 Forty-two Percent of Canadian Employers to Add Jobs in 2007, CareerBuilder.ca Survey Finds

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