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"For those of you who have been working hard for your companies under tight financial constraints during the last few years, a silver lining might be coming your way. Thanks to rosy outlooks of employers in companies of all sizes across the country, it looks as though 2012 is going to be the year of the raise.\nAccording to the infographic below, which was researched and compiled by PayScale.com, more than 93% of employers surveyed plan to give compensation adjustments to their workforces. That's significantly more than the percentage of employers who actually gave their employees salary adjustments in 2011 (60%) and 2010 (about 30%). The good news isn't just for the already-employed, either: A large percentage of companies in the business support services, information/telecommunications and retail sectors expect financial growth in 2012 \u2014 a sure sign of new jobs to come.\nCheck out the infographic, which also maps out employer performance in 2011 in areas such as recruiting, social media and overall growth. Do you think 2012 will be a boom year for employees? Let us know in the comments below. \n\n\nSocial Media Job Listings\nEvery week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. While we publish a huge range of job listings, we've selected some of the top social media job opportunities from the past two weeks to get you started. Happy hunting!\n\nPublic Affairs Special Programs Coordinator, PPA at the British Embassy in New York City\n Marketing Sales Manager  at TMG in Washington, D.C.\n Director of Marketing  at Found Animals Foundation in Los Angeles\n\nInfographic courtesy of PayScale.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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