For those in the banking and finance sector (Charlotte: professionals, office)

[Weis02]

A survery of CFO's, survery was by Robert Half, the hiring of full-time accounting and finance professionals in the Charlotte area is expected to slow in the fourth quarter.

The survery stated that 7 percent of chief financial officers said they expect to add staff, while 4 percent anticipate reductions.

The net 3 percent increase in anticipated hiring is down from 7 percent in the third quarter and this is why it is down. As I know many see that 7% are hiring but 4% aren't, the fact is the the hiring amount is down.

The majority of respondents-88% - foresee no change in hiring during the fourth quarter.

The local results are based on the responses of 200 CFOs from a random sample of Charlotte-area companies with 20 or more employees;

[RobD]

It seems like a survey of 200 CFOs to determine this kind of information is a bad way to do it in Charlotte considering how large of a percentage of jobs are provided by only a couple companies.