 That drop in salary budgets comes at a time as the labor market is cooled somewhat. Now 38% of the employers said they had trouble attracting and retaining top talent, down from 57% just a year ago. Dan Ronan, WTOP News. Coming up here on WTOP, TV Guide's Matt Rausch on weekend viewing of a comedy master, Bob Newhart, who died this week at 94. It's 112.