Results of the C-Suite Executive Survey

Results of the C-Suite

Executive Survey

James W. Hughes, Dean

Joseph J. Seneca, University Professor

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Marc D. Weiner, Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director

Orin T. Puniello, Project Director

Bloustein Center for Survey Research

May 22, 2012

Planetizen’s Top 15

Graduate Planning Programs, 2012

Rank School 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 Cornell University

3 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

4 University of California, Berkeley

5 University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana

6 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

7 University of Southern California

8 Georgia Institute of Technology

9 University of California, Los Angeles

10 University of Pennsylvania

11 Harvard University

12 University of Michigan

13 University of California, Irvine

14 University of Illinois at Chicago

15 University of Texas at Austin

Source: Planetizen.

-10,000

-9,000

-8,000

-7,000

-6,000

-5,000

-4,000

-3,000

-2,000

-1,000

0

1,000

2008

Jan

2009

Jan Jun

2010

Feb

2011

Jan

2012

Apr

Th

ou

san

ds

-8,833

-7,673

U.S. Private-Sector Employment

Cumulative Losses (thousands), Jan. 2008 – Apr. 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Recovery: +4,247

Current

Deficit

Total

Loss

Recession’s

End

Freefall -4,586

NJ Private Sector Employment

Cumulative Losses: Feb. 2008 – Apr. 2012

Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

-207.9

-248.2

-177.0

-300.0

-250.0

-200.0

-150.0

-100.0

-50.0

0.0

2008

Feb

2009

Jan Jun

2010

Feb

2011

Jan

2012

Apr

Th

ou

san

ds

Total

Loss

Recovery: +71.2

Current

Deficit

Recession’s

End

The Recovery is on track…

Source: Tom Toles, Washington Post.

But it’s narrow gauge

Source: Tom Toles, Washington Post.

U.S. Private-Sector Employment Change

2009, 2010, 2011

-4,984,000

1,248,000

2,091,000

-6,000,000

-5,000,000

-4,000,000

-3,000,000

-2,000,000

-1,000,000

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

2009

Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2009

2010

Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2010

2011

Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011


U.S. Private-Sector Employment Change

January – April, 2012

277,000 254,000

166,000

130,000

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

Jan Feb Mar Apr

NEGATIVE


POSITIVE

2011 12-Month Gain: 2,150,000

2012 4-Month Gain: 827,000

2012 Annualized Gain: 2,481,000

New Jersey Private-Sector Employment Change

2009, 2010, 2011

-117,000

10,200

33,400

-160,000

-120,000

-80,000

-40,000

0

40,000

80,000

2009

Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2009

2010

Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2010

2011

Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011


NJ Private Sector Employment Change:

2011 and 4-Month 2012 Annualized

2011 12-Month Gain: 33,400

2012 4-Month Gain: 14,100

2012 Annualized Gain: 42,300


New Jersey Private Sector Employment Change

Annual Change (December to December), 2000-2011

64.5

-54.2

-20.9

4.2

23.6 23.4 25.5

4.0

-107.9 -117.0

10.2

33.4

-150.0

-100.0

-50.0

0.0

50.0

100.0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Th

ou

san

ds

Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Q1a: Please rate each of the following:

The current economy in the United States

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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2.0%8.0%

8.10%

56.4%

70.8%

63.6%

41.6%

21.2%

28.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q1b: Please rate each of the following:

The current economy in the New Jersey


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0.0% 5.3%

11.0%

33.7%

66.4%70.0%

66.3%

28.3%

19.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q1c: Please rate each of the following:

New Jersey as a place to do business*


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11.9%

15.1%

22.9%

38.6%

52.2%

47.6%49.5%

32.7%29.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q1d: Please rate each of the following:

New Jersey as a place to expand your company*


20

11.1% 16.8%

23.7%36.4%

52.2%

43.7%

52.5%

31.0% 32.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q2a1: In the past 12 months, the United States' economy has gotten...


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50.5%

67.2%

59.0%

38.6%

10.6%

13.2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Better

Worse


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Q2a2: In the past 12 months, New Jersey's economy has gotten…

19.2%

42.0%

57.8%

53.6%

8.0% 6.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Better

Worse

Q2b1: In the next 12 months, the United States' economy will get…


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68.3%

59.3%57.2%

8.9%

15.9%

9.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Better

Worse

37.6%

59.0% 59.0%

27.7%

10.7%6.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Better

Worse

Q2b2: In the next 12 months, New Jersey's economy will get…


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Q3a: For the following categories, please indicate whether you think your

company will increase or decrease during the next 12 months:

Capital Spending in New Jersey*


25

19.2%

31.0%

34.8%

35.4%

13.3%11.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Increase

Decrease

Q3b: For the following categories, please indicate whether you think your


Number of New Jersey-Based Employees*


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15.2%

31.9%

41.6%

31.3%

19.5%15.4%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Increase

Decrease

Q3e: For the following categories, please indicate whether you think your


Space Utilization*


27

5.1% 15.0%

20.1%30.3%

16.8%

11.2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Increase

Decrease

Q11: Are New Jersey taxes (business, sales, property, and personal income)

better or worse than most other states?*


28

0.0% 0.9% 3.0%

92.9%90.2%

85.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Better

Worse

Q13: Which of the following best describes the attitude of the state

government towards business in New Jersey


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31.1%

68.9%

48.2%

51.8%

48.1%

51.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Encouraging/Supportive Indifferent/Difficult

Oct-Dec, '09 C-Suite V

April-May, '11 C-Suite VI

Mar-April, '12 C-Suite VII

Q104. Has the reduction in the cost of natural gas benefited your company?*


30

42.0%

58.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Yes No * Asked for first time in C-Suite VII

Q100. Please rate your satisfaction with the State of New Jersey and your

local community...*


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81.0%

92.4%

85.2%

18.5%

7.5%

14.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

New Jersey as a place to live Your local community as a place to live Your local community as a place to to send your child to

school

Net Satisfied Net Not Satisfied*asked for the first time in C-Suite VII

Q105. Would an economic slowdown in China negatively affect your

business?*


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34.3%

65.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Yes No * asked for first time in C-Suite VII

Q103. Do you think the United States' national debt poses a major threat, a

minor threat, or no threat at all to the economic well-being of the

United States*


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77.6%

22.0%

40.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Major Threat Minor Threat No Threat at All*asked for first time in C-Suite VII

Q101. Did you follow the debt crisis in Greece and other European countries...?*


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24.3%

53.7%

20.1%

1.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Very Closely Fairly Closely Not Too Closely Not at All Closely

*Asked for the first time in C-Suite VII

Q102 & 106. Do you think the debt crisis in Greece and other European

countries poses a major threat, a minor threat, or no threat at all to the

economic well being of...*


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44.4%

53.4%

2.3%

18.0%

61.7%

20.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Major Threat Minor Threat No Threat at All

United States your business *asked for the first time in C-Suite VII

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