For Immediate Release March 15, 2001
Contact: Cristi Allen
callen@decisionanalyst.com
Phone: 817-640-6166

ARLINGTON, Texas – American workers say activity at their workplace is considerably slower than a year ago, according to a recent survey by Decision, Analyst Inc., one of the nation's leading international marketing research and marketing consulting firms.

In Decision Analyst’s February economic study, 46.7% of respondents said activity at their business was either very strong or somewhat strong, and 17.0% said business was either very weak or somewhat weak. In a similar survey in February of 2001, 52.0% of respondents said business activity was at least somewhat strong and 9.8% said business was weak.

"When the economy begins to lag, it sometimes takes a while for workers to notice it," said Jerry W. Thomas, President/CEO of Decision Analyst. "The February survey, however, demonstrates that the economy has slowed to the point where it's noticeable to most people. When this happens, consumer confidence begins to slide, and that's just what we're beginning to see."

By geographic region, respondents in the South Atlantic region (Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia, Florida) most often said business activity was strong or very strong (47.4% of those respondents). Respondents in New England most often said business activity was somewhat strong (50.1%).

On the other end of the scale, respondents in the East North Central region (Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia,) were most likely to say business activity was either very weak or somewhat weak (24.1%).

This survey of 1,771 workers has a margin of error of plus or minus 3%.

For additional information contact:
Cristi Allen
Publicity
Email: callen@decisionanalyst.com
Phone: 1.800.ANALYSIS (262.5974)
Address: 604 Avenue H East
Arlington, TX 76011

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