Double-digit gains in executive demand were seen in three industry categories.
Consumer/Industry Manufacturing jumped 12%, Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/Biotech climbed 11%, and unexpectedly, Retail saw an increase of 10% growth compared to the second quarter of 2002.
Other industries with above average increases in executive demand during the quarter include Media/Creative/Publishing (7%), Business Services (6%) and Financial Services (3%).
Demand for executives in the High-Tech and Natural Resource/Base Materials industries continued to drop off in the second quarter, falling 13% and 10% respectively.
