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Statistics on jobs, cheaters, weddings

Compiled by John MacIntyre

Published: Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:54 p.m. MST

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Number of previously retired Americans who are working for pay again after a short sabbatical, according to a study by Putnam Investments: 7 million

Average length of the short sabbatical: 1.5 years

Percentage of all American retirees this 7 million accounts for: 33

Source: Putnam Investments. Contact Sinead Martin at 617-760-7529 or sinead_martin@putnam.com.

Percentage of executives who said employees are asked by peers to contribute money to pay for celebrations — such as birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers and retirements — at least once a year, according to a survey developed by OfficeTeam: 75

Percentage of employees who receive donation requests monthly: 15

Source: OfficeTeam. Contact Abby Goodman at 650-234-6104 or abby.goodman@officeteam.com.

Percentage of U.S. marketers who currently use word-of-mouth marketing, according to data from Osterman Research Inc. and BoldMouth: 50

Percentage who say they are not using word-of-mouth marketing, but they will: 21

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Source: Osterman Research. Contact Michael Osterman at 253-630-5839 or info@ostermanresearch.com.

Percentage of employees planning to quit their job within one year who say they are satisfied with opportunities for advancement, according to a survey by Sirota Survey Intelligence: 20

Percentage of employees planning to stay five years or more in their current job who say they are satisfied with promotional opportunities: 54

Source: Sirota Survey Intelligence. Contact Sal Vittolino at 610-649-9292 x102 or sal@buchananpr.com.

Percentage of respondents who are replacing traditional in-person events with Web seminars, according to a survey conducted by Wainhouse Research for WebEx Communications, a leading provider of on-demand collaborative business applications: 61

Percentage who are using Web seminars to create new marketing programs and tasks: 87

Source: Wainhouse Research LLC. Contact Sara Fargo at 781-934-6165 or sfargo@wainhouse.com.

John MacIntyre has been writing Figuratively Speaking since 1989. You can contact him by e-mail at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.