61 percent of Wisconsin and Illinois workers do not expect raise in 2010

QPS Employment Group surveyed more than 300 companies including manufacturers, banks, printers, distributors and information technology firms throughout Wisconsin and Illinois as part of its quarterly employment forecasting survey.
The survey found that 61% of respondents are not expecting a salary increase in 2010. 39% said they do expect a raise. Of those 39% the average salary increase expected is 2.76%

Are you expecting a raise this year? If so, how much do you think it will be?

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