Results of the C-Suite Executive Survey

James W. Hughes, DeanJoseph J. Seneca, University Professor

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Marc D. Weiner, Assistant Research Professor and Associate DirectorOrin T. Puniello, Project Director

Bloustein Center for Survey Research

May 22, 2012

Planetizen’s Top 15 Graduate Planning Programs, 2012

Rank School1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 Cornell University

3 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

4 University of California, Berkeley

5 University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana

6 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

7 University of Southern California

8 Georgia Institute of Technology

9 University of California, Los Angeles

10 University of Pennsylvania

11 Harvard University

12 University of Michigan

13 University of California, Irvine

14 University of Illinois at Chicago

15 University of Texas at Austin

Source: Planetizen.

2008 Jan

2009Jan

Jun

2010

Feb

2011Jan

2012

Apr

-10,000,000

-8,000,000

-6,000,000

-4,000,000

-2,000,000

0

2,000,000

-8,833

-7,673

U.S. Private-Sector EmploymentCumulative Losses (thousands), Jan. 2008 – Apr. 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Recovery: +4,247

Current Deficit

TotalLoss

Recession’s End

Freefall-4,586

NJ Private Sector EmploymentCumulative Losses: Feb. 2008 – Apr. 2012

Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

2008Feb

2009Jan

Jun

2010

Feb

2011Jan

2012

Apr

-300,000.0

-250,000.0

-200,000.0

-150,000.0

-100,000.0

-50,000.0

0.0 -207,900.0 -248,200.0 -177,000.0

TotalLoss

Recovery: +71.2

Current Deficit

Recession’s End

The Recovery is on track…

Source: Tom Toles, Washington Post.

But it’s narrow gauge

Source: Tom Toles, Washington Post.

U.S. Private-Sector Employment Change2009, 2010, 2011

2009Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2009

2010Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2010

2011Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011

-6,000,000

-5,000,000

-4,000,000

-3,000,000

-2,000,000

-1,000,000

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

-4,984,000

1,248,000

2,091,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Private-Sector Employment ChangeJanuary – April, 2012

Jan Feb Mar Apr

0

100,000

200,000

300,000 277,000254,000

166,000

130,000

NEGATIVE

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

POSITIVE

2011 12-Month Gain: 2,150,000

2012 4-Month Gain: 827,000

2012 Annualized Gain: 2,481,000

New Jersey Private-Sector Employment Change2009, 2010, 2011

2009Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2009

2010Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2010

2011Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011

-160,000

-120,000

-80,000

-40,000

0

40,000

80,000

-117,000

10,200

33,400

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NJ Private Sector Employment Change:2011 and 4-Month 2012 Annualized

2011 12-Month Gain: 33,400

2012 4-Month Gain: 14,100

2012 Annualized Gain: 42,300

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New Jersey Private Sector Employment ChangeAnnual Change (December to December), 2000-2011

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

-150.0

-100.0

-50.0

0.0

50.0

100.0

64.5

-54.2

-20.9

4.2

23.6 23.4 25.5

4.0

-107.9-117.0

10.2

33.4

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Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Q1a: Please rate each of the following: The current economy in the United States

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

17

2.0%8.0%

8.10%

56.4%

70.8%

63.6%

41.6%

21.2%

28.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q1b: Please rate each of the following: The current economy in the New Jersey

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

18

0.0% 5.3%

11.0%

33.7%

66.4%70.0%

66.3%

28.3%

19.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q1c: Please rate each of the following:New Jersey as a place to do business*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

19

11.9%

15.1%

22.9%

38.6%

52.2%

47.6%49.5%

32.7%29.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q1d: Please rate each of the following: New Jersey as a place to expand your company*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

20

11.1% 16.8%

23.7%36.4%

52.2%

43.7%

52.5%

31.0% 32.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Excellent/Good

Only Fair

Poor

Q2a1: In the past 12 months, the United States' economy has gotten...

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

21

50.5%

67.2%

59.0%

38.6%

10.6%

13.2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Better

Worse

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

22

Q2a2: In the past 12 months, New Jersey's economy has gotten…

19.2%

42.0%

57.8%

53.6%

8.0% 6.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Better

Worse

Q2b1: In the next 12 months, the United States' economy will get…

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

23

68.3%

59.3%57.2%

8.9%

15.9%

9.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Better

Worse

37.6%

59.0% 59.0%

27.7%

10.7%6.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Better

Worse

Q2b2: In the next 12 months, New Jersey's economy will get…

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

24

Q3a: For the following categories, please indicate whether you think your company will increase or decrease during the next 12 months:

Capital Spending in New Jersey*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

25

19.2%

31.0%34.8%

35.4%

13.3%11.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Increase

Decrease

Q3b: For the following categories, please indicate whether you think your company will increase or decrease during the next 12 months:

Number of New Jersey-Based Employees*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

26

15.2%

31.9%

41.6%

31.3%

19.5%15.4%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Increase

Decrease

Q3e: For the following categories, please indicate whether you think your company will increase or decrease during the next 12 months:

Space Utilization*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

27

5.1% 15.0%

20.1%30.3%16.8%

11.2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Increase

Decrease

Q11: Are New Jersey taxes (business, sales, property, and personal income) better or worse than most other states?*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

28

0.0% 0.9% 3.0%

92.9%90.2%

85.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

C-Suite V C-Suite VI C-Suite VII

Oct-Dec, '09 April-May, '11 Mar-April, '12

Better

Worse

Q13: Which of the following best describes the attitude of the state government towards business in New Jersey

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

29

31.1%

68.9%

48.2%

51.8%

48.1%

51.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Encouraging/Supportive Indifferent/Difficult

Oct-Dec, '09 C-Suite V

April-May, '11 C-Suite VI

Mar-April, '12 C-Suite VII

Q104. Has the reduction in the cost of natural gas benefited your company?*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

30

42.0%

58.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Yes No * Asked for first time in C-Suite VII

Q100. Please rate your satisfaction with the State of New Jersey and your local community...*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey31

81.0%

92.4%

85.2%

18.5%

7.5%

14.9%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

New Jersey as a place to live Your local community as a place to live Your local community as a place to to send your child to school

Net Satisfied Net Not Satisfied*asked for the first time in C-Suite VII

Q105. Would an economic slowdown in China negatively affect your business?*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

32

34.3%

65.6%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Yes No * asked for first time in C-Suite VII

Q103. Do you think the United States' national debt poses a major threat, a minor threat, or no threat at all to the economic well-being of the

United States*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

33

77.6%

22.0%

40.0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Major Threat Minor Threat No Threat at All*asked for first time in C-Suite VII

Q101. Did you follow the debt crisis in Greece and other European countries...?*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

34

24.3%

53.7%

20.1%

1.9%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Very Closely Fairly Closely Not Too Closely Not at All Closely

*Asked for the first time in C-Suite VII

Q102 & 106. Do you think the debt crisis in Greece and other European countries poses a major threat, a minor threat, or no threat at all to the

economic well being of...*

(c) 2007-2012, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey35

44.4%

53.4%

2.3%

18.0%

61.7%

20.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Major Threat Minor Threat No Threat at All

United States your business *asked for the first time in C-Suite VII