Important IT Unemployment Survey

Jespah, did you ever hear about any results from this survey?

Ah, thanks for the reminder.

See: http://495nsglist.com/cgi-bin/surveys/surveys.cgi?archive_id=4

I'll summarize the bigger findings.

Technology Sector Unemployment Survey Total Voters: 4487

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How long have you been unemployed?

36.4% (1634 votes) 12 months or more
63.6% (2853) Less than 12 months

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What describes your situation in relation to Unemployment Benefits? (Please check all that apply)

32.6% - (1779 Votes) I received or am currently receiving my initial State Benefits
31.4% - (1714 Votes) I no longer receive any unemployment benefits
12.6% - (688 Votes) I received or am currently receiving the first Federal extension
10.7% - (587 Votes) I have not yet qualified for any unemployment benefits
7.7% - (425 Votes) I will benefit from the reinstatement of the first Federal extension
4.8% - (262 Votes) I received the second Federal extension

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Do you have any income from a part-time or survival job?

68.3% - (3066 Votes) Not yet
20.5% - (921 Votes) Less than $10K
11.2% (500 Votes) Over $10K

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How many job opportunities have you formally applied for in the last NINETY [90] days?

28.5% - (1280 Votes) Over 50
35.6% - (1606 Votes) 1 - 20
15% - (676 Votes) 21 - 30
9% - (407 Votes) 31 - 40
6.7% - (305 Votes) 41 - 50
4.7% - (213 Votes) None

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How many responses to these applications did you receive?

31% - (1393 Votes) None
58.9% - (2656 Votes) 1 - 5
6.9% - (323 Votes) 6 - 10
2.5% - (115 Votes) More than 10

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How many of these positions were you interviewed for?

51.8% - (2328 Votes) None
53.1% - (2100 Votes) 1- 5
1.3% - (59 Votes) More than 5

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How confident are you that you will return to a full time career position during 2003?

53.6% - (2407 Votes) Not Very Confident
33.7% - (1515 Votes) Reasonably Confident
12.5% - (565 Votes) Very Confident

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Where do you live?

71.3% - (3200 Votes) Massachusetts - MA
11.1% - (501 Votes) New England excluding MA (VT, NH, RI, CT, ME)
17.6% - (786 Votes) Outside New England