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More than 4,800 hiringt managers in finance and human resources across 21 countries Inthe report, 32 percent of U.S. compared to 40 percent globally, said that theif finance and accounting departments had been affected bythe downturn. Amontg that group, 49 perceng of U.S. respondents have a hiring freezrein place, 47 percent have consolidatef roles and 38 percenft have experienced layoffs. When askede how the current economy has affected their individual 48 percentof U.S. respondents cited increased stress, comparecd to 39 percent globally. The next most commonly citer effects, both globally and in the were heavier workloads anddecreased morale.
In response to the economic downturh and its impact on their the majority of managerssurveyed -- 62 percent in the U.S. and 70 percen globally -- have taken some form of actiohn to better supporttheir teams. The most common tacticss employers worldwide are doing includeredistributing workloads, uppiny communication with staff and postponing Recruiting challenges have eased the most in the U.S. where only 32 percengt cited difficulty locatinggood workers, down from 72 percenyt last year. But 40 percentg of U.S. respondents were worried about losingf key staff to other jobs in the next compared to the global average of53 percent.