BUSINESS SENTIMENT
53%
Portion of small-business owners who regarded cash flow as their greatest concern in September 2010, down from 60% in September 2009
Bureau of Labor Statistics
profits vs. wages
Net domestic profits earned by U.S. corporations since the fourth quarter of 2008:
$609 billion
Net change since then in the amount these companies spent on wages and benefits:
-$171 billion
bureau of labor statistics
the worKplace
The No. 1 complaint about office working conditions:
Temperature
International facility management association
Small-Business Profits
State with strongest growth in small-business profits in 2010:
Vermont: +71%
State with largest decline in small-business profits in 2010:
Idaho: -21%
Intuit
personaL finance
Average amount U.S. parents spend to raise a child to 18, excluding college tuition:
$286,000
U.S. Department of Agriculture
tax policy
Estimated annual revenue California would receive if it legalized marijuana and levied a $50-per-ounce tax:
$1.4 billion
California state board of equalization
personnel
19%
Portion of newly hired employees who achieve "unequivocal success" within 18 months of hire
Leadership IQ
retailing
Average amount a gift-card holder spends beyond the card's value:
$33
Share of retail gift cards never redeemed:
6%
first data; mercator advisory group
salaries
$5,525
The amount of additional pay a typical 6-foot employee earns compared with a 5-foot-5-inch co-worker
harvard university
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