Where Are the Jobseekers Seeking Jobs?

Four out every five are looking for work at small businesses, according to a recent survey by CareerBuilder of 921 U.S. workers ages 18 and over who were laid-off from full-time jobs in the last 12 months. Small businesses employ half of all workers in the private sector and furnish half of the private gross domestic product, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the new findings further underscore the importance of small business to any economic recovery.

In addition to job growth potential, when asked what most appealed to them about working for small companies, the workers pointed to:

• A family-like work environment - 56 percent
• More employee recognition - 49 percent
• A sense that you can make a difference - 48 percent
• An absence of corporate red tape - 46 percent