If you’re job-hunting at the moment, watch out for the 4percent.

That’s the percentage of employers who aren’t budgeting forraises next year, according to a Towers Watson survey of 910 U.S.companies. Everyone else intends to rewards their employees, tovarying degrees, as the economy continues its gradual climb backfrom recessionary days.

Raises will still be somewhat meager — the average will be 2.9percent.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.