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December 5, 2007

Healthcare Workers’ Confidence Plunges in November

The Hudson Employment Index(SM) for healthcare workers reached a record low, as it declined 14.5 points to 90.2 in November. Growing concerns over job security and finances contributed to this decline.

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December 5, 2007

Financial Concerns Hurt Manufacturing Workers’ Confidence

Confidence among manufacturing workers declined in November, as the sector’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) fell 4.8 points to 83.0. Increased financial concerns and less job security were offset by increased hiring expectations.

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December 5, 2007

Legal Workers’ Confidence Declines Despite More Expected Hiring

Legal workers felt less confident in November, as the groups’ Hudson Employment Index(SM) fell 1.2 points to 103.6. Growing financial concerns played a part in this decline, despite more expected hiring and greater job security. The latest reading is 12.6 points lower than a year ago, when it came in at 116.2. The composite Index , based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across all sectors, also fell 8.9 points in November to a record low of 91.9.

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December 5, 2007

CA Workers’ Confidence Hits Records Low

After two consecutive months of increases, the Hudson Employment Index (SM) for California workers plunged 13.9 points to 94.5 in November.

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December 5, 2007

Financial Concerns Hurt IT Workers’ Confidence

IT workers felt less confident in November, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) slipped 8.2 points to 103.5. Financial concerns and a weaker sense of job security contributed to the decline. The latest reading is 12.6 points lower than a year ago, when it came in at 115.8.

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December 5, 2007

African-American and Hispanic Worker Confidence Falls

Worker confidence deteriorated among both African-American and Hispanic workers in November. The monthly Hudson Employment Index(SM) for African Americans fell 2.3 points to register 83.6, while the reading for Hispanics plunged 18.7 points to 80.8.

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December 5, 2007

Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Falls More than Three Points in November

Household expenses and holiday shopping have consumers preparing to spend more in December even as economic confidence has dropped to its lowest level in more than six months.

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December 5, 2007

Hudson Employment Index Sinks to Record Low

The Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 8.9 points in November to a record low of 91.9. Growing concerns about hiring and signs of personal financial strain triggered the decline.

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November 26, 2007

Economic Confidence of Small Business Owners Continues Downward Trend

Economic confidence among small business owners declined for the fourth straight month in November, as increased pessimism over the U.S. economy dragged down indicators of relative stability at the small business level, according to the Discover Small Business Watch.

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November 7, 2007

Consumers Managing Their Spending to Meet Household Expenses

More consumers are expecting to increase their spending next month according to the Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM), reversing a five-month trend that consistently showed consumers less willing to spend more.

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November 2, 2007

Bostonians Nervous About Their Finances in October

Worker confidence was unchanged in Boston in October, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) held steady at 93.3.

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November 2, 2007

Texas Workers’ Confidence Weakens in October

Workers in Texas were less confident in October, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) fell 3.1 points to 123.1.

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November 2, 2007

Ohio Worker Confidence Slips Further in October

Ohio worker confidence slipped for the second consecutive month, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) dropped 2.6 points to 97.1.

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November 2, 2007

Manufacturing Workers’ Confidence Rises After Months of Decline

Confidence among manufacturing workers rose in October, as the sector’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) gained five points to 87.8.

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November 2, 2007

African-American Worker Confidence Continues to Slip While Hispanic’s Rebounds

Although worker confidence continued to weaken among African-Americans workers in October, Hispanics experienced a boost of confidence.

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November 2, 2007

Worker Confidence Continues Freefall in Minneapolis-St. Paul

Worker confidence continued sinking in Minneapolis-St. Paul in October, as the market’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) fell 6.2 points to 88.9.

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November 2, 2007

Workers More Confident in Atlanta in October

The Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Atlanta rose in October, climbing 5.6 points to 108.7.

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November 2, 2007

Hiring Expectations Up in Los Angeles in October

The Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Los Angeles inched up one point to 94.3 in October.

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November 2, 2007

CA Workers’ Confidence Up

California workers gained confidence for the second consecutive month, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) rose 6.2 points to 108.4 in October.

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November 2, 2007

San Francisco Worker Confidence Continues Tumbling in October

Worker confidence fell for the fifth consecutive month in San Francisco, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) dropped 5.1 points in October to 88.4.