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11. If you reported any employees as seasonal in question 9c,when is your busy season? (Circle UP TO TWO seasons) 11% (1) Spring 16% (2) Summer 16% (3) Fall 3% (4) Winter 3% (5) Varies (6) Not applicable 12. What is the average hourly starting wage paid to employees in each category? (If you do not have employees in that category, write Not Applicable or NA) (a) Unskilled labor(ex: waiters,janitorial, hotel maids, unskilled manufacturing labor, etc) $_$10.86 (b) Precision production/specialty skills $_$20.00 (c) Clerical/secretarial $ $11.96 (d) Sales $_$24.67 (e) Engineers $_$18.56 (f) Professional/management $_$21.50 (g) Information technology $_$19.00 (h) Temporary/contract employees $_$22.25 (i) Youth employees $ $9.25 0) Other $_$22.92 13. Does your company have problems recruiting employees in the following categories? (Circle ONE answer per line) Category Yes No Unsure Not Applicable (a) Unskilled labor 3% 45% 0% NA (b) Precision production/specialty skills 8% 29% 0% NA (c) Clerical/secretarial 0% 32% 3% NA (d) Sales 11% 21% 5% NA (e) Engineers 3% 16% 0% NA (f) Professional/management 5% 32% 3% NA (g) Information technology 5% 16% 0% NA (h) Temporary/contract employees 3% 21% 0% NA (i) Youth employees 3% 21% 0% NA 0) Other 0% 16% 0% NA 14. If you answered "yes" for any category in question 13 above, identify up to 3 of the most important reasons for your recruiting problem. (Circle UP TO THREE.) 5% (a) Poor work attitudes 11% (b) Inadequate labor skills 5% (c) High cost of training employees 5% (d) High wage rates for labor 3% (e)Competition for employees 3% (f) Workers will not migrate into the area 3% (g) Workers cannot pass screening(drug, criminal record check, etc.) 0% (h) Lack of child care 13% (i)Other Hugo Business Retention and Expansion Strategies Program Chapter 5—page 6