cnn being irritating: what job woes mean to you

so in their story what job woes mean to you, under the heading “less money in workers pockets”, is this gem:

A recent survey by human resources consulting firm Mercer found that 6% of U.S. employers are already trimming their compensation budgets and another 10% are considering cuts.

really?  6%?  OMG good thing they alerted the media.

is it just me or is it likely that at any given time 6% of businesses could be doing just about anything?

not that i’m mr econ, or that i want to suggest there’s nothing going on.

but 6% is hardly sufficient evidence to back up their claim.  there’s plenty of other interesting info in that section.  open with that.

the critter, for those of you still with me, is snoring in an unbelievably cute way right now.