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Business Retention Program <br /> March 16, 1995 <br /> Part I Summary <br /> Total of 108 companies completed Survey Part I. <br /> 3. Sixty three percent (68) of the companies are corporate headquarters. <br /> Market Area Analysis: <br /> 7. Only six percent are involved in international sales with fifty one <br /> percent having 100% of their sales in the twin cities metro. <br /> Employment Analysis: <br /> 10. A small percentage of companies have a very difficult time recruiting <br /> and retaining employees in all of the categories. Service and <br /> Technical/Skilled Labor had the highest percentage of difficulty in <br /> recruiting with Services, by far, the highest percentage in retaining. <br /> The breakdown is listed below. <br /> Employment Category Difficulty Recruiting Difficulty Retaining <br /> Scientist and Engineering 3 0 <br /> Other Professional 3 1 <br /> Managerial 3 1 <br /> Sales 2 1 <br /> Clerical 0 0 <br /> Services 6 5 <br /> Technical/Skilled Labor 6 1 <br /> Unskilled Labor 1 2 <br /> 11.b Nine companies stated that there was difficulty in recruiting <br /> employees due to the lack of skills and three noted the difficulty <br /> in retaining due to lack of skills. <br /> 12. The following are skills that their employees are the weakest. <br /> Technical/Computer, Customer Service, Reliability and Work Ethic, <br /> Basic High School Reading and Writing, Professionalism, Motivation <br /> and Productivity and Math. <br />