| Employee Concerns | ||||
| Percentage of employers reporting level of employees' concerns regarding economic downturn, November, 2008 | ||||
| Little Concern | Moderate Concern | Significant Concern | ||
| Impact on retirment plan investments | 16% | 29% | 54% | |
| Impact on overall organization | 8% | 56% | 37% | |
| Job Security | 15% | 52% | 34% | |
| Merit increases in coming year | 16% | 53% | 32% | |
| Promotions in coming year | 31% | 54% | 15% | |
| Impact on cost of healthcare | 42% | 45% | 14% | |
| Note: Survey of more than 1,000 organizations Source: Mercer |
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