Workers' compensation survey results by industry

Results for manufacturing, service, financial service, wholesale/resale trade, or 'other'

Manufacturing Industry Results

Is your company headquartered in New York State?

Yes	82.1 percent
No	17.9 percent

Does your company have offices or facilities in other states?

Yes	35.3 percent
No	64.7 percent

Number of New York State employees

0-50 employees	32.4 percent
51-200 employees	42.6 percent
201-500 employees	16.2 percent
501-1000 employees	4.4 percent
1000 plus employees	4.4 percent

Does the overall cost of workers' comp affect your business by:

Limiting business growth or expansion?

Yes	77 percent
No	23 percent

Preventing you from hiring more employees?

Yes	63.3 percent
No	36.7 percent

Requiring you to scale back on other business investments to pay your comp bills?

Yes	70.2 percent
No	29.8 percent

Encouraging you to consider re-locating your business out of New York State?

Yes	60.3 percent
No	39.7 percent

Forcing you to actually leave the state, or expand elsewhere?

Yes	37.7 percent
No	62.3 percent

Describe the trend in your workers' comp costs over the past three years.

Gone down significantly	0 percent
Gone down somewhat	15.4 percent
Stayed the same	3.1 percent
Gone up somewhat	36.9 percent
Gone up significantly	44.6 percent

Rate how you think New York's workers' comp costs compare to other states in which you do business (if applicable).

New York costs significantly lower	0 percent
New York costs somewhat lower	4.5 percent
New York costs about the same	2.3 percent
New York costs somewhat higher	15.9 percent
New York costs significantly higher	77.3 percent

Service Industry Results

Is your company headquartered in New York State?

Yes	90.8 percent
No	9.2 percent

Does your company have offices or facilities in other states?

Yes	20.6 percent
No	79.4 percent

Number of New York State employees

0-50 employees	77.9 percent
51-200 employees	13.2 percent
201-500 employees	0 percent
501-1000 employees	2.9 percent
1000 plus employees	5.9 percent

Does the overall cost of workers' comp affect your business by:

Limiting business growth or expansion?

Yes	55.2 percent
No	44.8 percent

Preventing you from hiring more employees?

Yes	45.5 percent
No	54.5 percent

Requiring you to scale back on other business investments to pay your comp bills?

Yes	50 percent
No	50 percent

Encouraging you to consider re-locating your business out of New York State?

Yes	23.1 percent
No	76.9 percent

Forcing you to actually leave the state, or expand elsewhere?

Yes	14.1 percent
No	85.9 percent

Describe the trend in your workers' comp costs over the past three years.

Gone down significantly	1.5 percent
Gone down somewhat	10.3 percent
Stayed the same	20.6 percent
Gone up somewhat	32.4 percent
Gone up significantly	35.2 percent

Rate how you think New York's workers' comp costs compare to other states in which you do business (if applicable).

New York costs significantly lower	6.1 percent
New York costs somewhat lower	3.0 percent
New York costs about the same	6.1 percent
New York costs somewhat higher	24.2 percent
New York costs significantly higher	60.6 percent

Financial Service Industry Results

IIs your company headquartered in New York State?

Yes	100 percent
No	0 percent

Does your company have offices or facilities in other states?

Yes	16.7 percent
No	83.3 percent

Number of New York State employees

0-50 employees	75 percent
51-200 employees	8.3 percent
201-500 employees	0 percent
501-1000 employees	8.3 percent
1000 plus employees	8.3 percent

Does the overall cost of workers' comp affect your business by:

Limiting business growth or expansion?

Yes	8.3 percent
No	91.7 percent

Preventing you from hiring more employees?

Yes	16.7 percent
No	83.3 percent

Requiring you to scale back on other business investments to pay your comp bills?

Yes	16.7 percent
No	83.3 percent

Encouraging you to consider re-locating your business out of New York State?

Yes	8.3 percent
No	91.7 percent

Forcing you to actually leave the state, or expand elsewhere?

Yes	8.3 percent
No	91.7 percent

Describe the trend in your workers' comp costs over the past three years.

Gone down significantly	0 percent
Gone down somewhat	20 percent
Stayed the same	10 percent
Gone up somewhat	60 percent
Gone up significantly	10 percent

Rate how you think New York's workers' comp costs compare to other states in which you do business (if applicable).

New York costs significantly lower	0 percent
New York costs somewhat lower	0 percent
New York costs about the same	0 percent
New York costs somewhat higher	66.7 percent
New York costs significantly higher	33.3 percent

Wholesale/Resale Trade Industry Results

Is your company headquartered in New York State?

Yes	95.7 percent
No	4.3 percent

Does your company have offices or facilities in other states?

Yes	4.3 percent
No	95.7 percent

Number of New York State employees

0-50 employees	79.2 percent
51-200 employees	12.5 percent
201-500 employees	8.3 percent
501-1000 employees	0 percent
1000 plus employees	0 percent

Does the overall cost of workers' comp affect your business by:

Limiting business growth or expansion?

Yes	66.7 percent
No	33.3 percent

Preventing you from hiring more employees?

Yes	50 percent
No	50 percent

Requiring you to scale back on other business investments to pay your comp bills?

Yes