The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 2,895 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.87%. The most recent numbers show a total of 8,290 businesses currently operating in the Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.