New year's resolution: hire more people

CNET News.com

Most U.S. companies will either boost or maintain their employee counts in the coming year, according to results released recently of a survey led by online job site CareerBuilder.com.

About 40 percent of some 2,600 hiring managers surveyed said they plan to increase their number of full-time, permanent employees in 2007. Another 40 percent expect no change in their head counts, and 8 percent are expecting job eliminations, according to the survey, conducted from November 17 to December 11.

Of the jobs for which employers will be recruiting, about 13 percent will be in information technology, the survey said.

A CareerBuilder spokeswoman said of the tech recruiters surveyed, 48 percent said they would be adding positions in 2007, 10 percent said they would be decreasing posts, and the remaining said they were unsure or expected no change.

More recruiting is expected in the areas of health care (24 percent), administration and clerical work (19 percent), sales (17 percent), and accounting and finance (17 percent). That sector breakdown is on par with previous surveys, according to CareerBuilder. The full report, conducted by Harris Interactive, was not immediately available.