Training Magazine's 2007 Industry Report August 18, 2008
2007 saw overall training budgets and staffing go up, but growth tailed off somewhat, and the number of training organizations reporting increases in their training budgets and reporting staffing increases dropped.
Overall, U.S. organizations shelled out $58.5 billion for training this year (including payroll and training budgets), with $16.3 billion earmarked for external learning products and services. These numbers are up 4.8 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively, from last year's figures of $55.8 billion and $15.8 billion.