Worksite sales increased nearly 4% percent to over $5.2 billion in 2008, up from about $5 billion in 2007, a research firm reports.
"We were quite pleased to see the industry still growing, despite the recession," say Gil Lowerre, president of Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc., Avon, Conn. "We were not sure what to expect."
Bonnie Brazzell, Eastbridge vice president, attributes much of the increase to 7 of the top 15 worksite companies reporting double-digit sales. Of these, 4 reported increases over 25%, she says.