CEO Survey results - Staffing Levels

That 69% of CEOs expect no change or an increase in their employee ranks is a reason for optimism during these tough economic times. However, Florida businesses need to maintain and grow a highly skilled workforce to remain competitive, and we at Workforce Florida are doing all we can to assist them. Since the largest cost to any company is labor, we are focusing our efforts statewide on skills-upgrade training to ensure workers are as productive as possible, thus helping themselves and their companies to be competitive. In doing so, we help retain both businesses and skilled talent during this slowdown. An example of this strategy is our work with our partners focused on Florida’s aerospace industry and the impact of the transition from the Shuttle to the new Constellation program. Thanks to the space program, we have a highly skilled pool of about 3,000 workers that will be affected by this change.

CEO Survey results - Recruitment