Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 50 Belt tightening 48 Declining enrollment 48 Cutbacks 47 hiring freezes 45 headcounts 42 salary freezes 42 staffing 42 Tighter 41 staffing shortages 41 cutbacks 40 belt tightening 40 hiring freeze 40 Smoking bans 40 layoffs furloughs 40 Warmer temperatures 39 pinch pennies 39 downsize 39 budgets 39 Skyrocketing 38 hiring 38 Layoffs 38 layoffs 38 Smaller 38 Redundancies 38 furloughs 38 Stricter 37 cuts 37 fill vacancies 37 understaffing 37 reassignments 37 workplaces 37 furloughing 37 Fewer 37 cutting 37 budget shortfalls 37 caseloads 37 Escalating 36 Proponents argue 36 bottomlines 36 reallocate resources 36 workforces 36 stretched thin 36 employers 36 eliminating duplication 36 reductions 36 workweeks 36 belt tightening measures 36 Employers 36 Trimming 36 Dwindling 35 economize 35 shrinking 35 filling vacancies 35 telecommuting 35 downsizing 35 slash 35 hire 35 INCREASING 35 salaries 35 telecommute 35 Warm weather 35 Technological advances 35 Indian outsourcers 35 Hiring 35 rethink 35 wage freezes 35 Increasing 35 Furloughs 35 unfilled positions 35 overspends 35 profit margins 34 tighter 34 Food pantries 34 Overcrowded 34 economy sours 34 understaffed 34 efficiencies 34 productivity 34 Overcrowding 34 curtail 34 SCHOOLS 34 Absenteeism 34 Warmer weather 34 absenteeism 34 Shopping malls 34 cash strapped 34 headcount 34 stricter 34 Businesses 34 cut 34 workloads 34 unpaid furlough days 34 retrench 34 Snowstorms 34 budgetary pressures 34 Cutting 33 tighten 33 curtailing 33 Increased 33 Downsizing 33 Wintry weather