Statewide Results - January 2006
HIRING AND INVESTMENT PLANS
    N = 527 Massachusetts CEOs with 20+ employees
    margin of error +/- 4.5%    confidence level 95%
    Methodology

Massachusetts CEOs conservative in hiring and investment plans.

Hiring Plans

• Only 36% plan to increase number of employees over the next six months
  11% plan decreases   52% plan no change

   January 2006    Mass Economic Assessment and Analysis Project
   Conducted by the University of Massachusetts Lowell Poll

Investment plans

• 62% of CEOs plan to invest the same amount (41%) or less (21%) in computer and information technology over the next year. 36% plan to invest more next year
  
• 63% plan to invest the same amount (43%) or less (20%) in capital equipment other than computers and information technology over the next year. 33% plan to invest more.

   January 2006    Mass Economic Assessment and Analysis Project
   Conducted by the University of Massachusetts Lowell Poll

Questions

"In the next six months, is it more likely that you will increase, not change, or decrease the number of employees in your organization in Massachusetts?"

"How much do you plan to invest in computer and information technology in the coming year?"

"How much do you plan to invest in new capital equipment other than computers and information technology in the coming year?"