Chicago Worker Confidence Continues Climbing in October
For the fourth month in a row, confidence among workers in Chicago rose as the city’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) increased 3.7 points to 97.4.
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November 2, 2007
November 2, 2007
Layoff Expectations Hurt Accounting & Finance Workers’ Confidence
Confidence among accounting and finance workers fell for the third consecutive month, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index(SM) slid 2.9 points to 109.0 in October.
November 2, 2007
Philadelphia Worker Confidence Ends 5-Month Skid in October
After five months of consecutive declines, the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Philadelphia rose two points in October to 93.1.
November 2, 2007
Worker Confidence Finally Stable in Tampa-St. Petersburg
Ending a five-month free fall, the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Tampa was stable in October, inching up .4 points to 85.
November 2, 2007
Expected Hiring Slowing in New York City
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for New York City inched up 1.6 points to 93 in October. The Big Apple’s latest measure of worker confidence is well above last October’s 80.1.
November 1, 2007
PA Worker Confidence Rebounds in October
After three months of consecutive decline, PA worker confidence bounced back in October. The state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) jumped 8.4 points to 108.0. Improved financial sentiments, more expected hiring and fewer anticipated layoffs drove the rise. The state’s measure of worker confidence is also up from last October, when it registered 101.1. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across the country, rose 3.7 points in October to 100.8.
November 1, 2007
FL Worker Confidence On the Way to Recovery
Worker confidence jumped in Florida in October, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose 11.1 points to 105.0. Florida’s latest measure of worker confidence, however, is 13.7 points lower than last October’s reading of 118.7. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across the country, rose 3.7 points in October to 100.8.
November 1, 2007
Dallas-Ft. Worth Worker Confidence Wanes in October
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Dallas-Ft. Worth sunk in October, dropping 4.6 points to 108.9. The market’s latest measure of worker sentiment is in line with last October’s Index of 109.5. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers, rose 3.7 points to 100.8.
November 1, 2007
Legal Workers’ Confidence Rebounds After September’s Plunge
Legal workers felt more confident in October, as the groups’ Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose 5.9 points to 104.8. Improved financial sentiments and greater job satisfaction were offset with a drop in expected hiring. The group’s latest reading is virtually the same as this time last year, when the Index was 104.0. The composite Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across all sectors, also rose 3.7 points in October to 100.8.
November 1, 2007
Fewer IT Workers Satisfied with their Job
IT workers felt less confident in October, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index (SM} slipped 2.9 points to 111.7. Decreased job satisfaction and a weaker sense of job security contributed to the decline. The latest reading, however, is 2.1 points higher than a year ago, when it came in at 109.6. The composite Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across all sectors, rose 3.7 points in October to 100.8.
October 31, 2007
Hudson Employment Index Rises in October
Ending a two-month skid, the Hudson Employment Index (SM) climbed 3.7 points in October to 100.8.
October 29, 2007
Small Business Economic Confidence Continues to Fall
Economic confidence among small business owners continued to fall in October as many expressed increased pessimism about both the future of their own businesses and the U.S. economy in general, according to the Discover(R) Small Business Watch(SM), a monthly survey of 1,000 small businesses with five or fewer employees.
October 22, 2007
Discover Polls Reveal True Character of the American Entrepreneur
Are you tough enough to be one of the 22 million Americans who run a small business? Can you or your employees afford to go without health care coverage? These are some of the characteristic features of many American entrepreneurs identified by the Discover (R) Small Business Watch (SM) in a year's worth of polling the nation's small business owners who have five or fewer employees.
October 18, 2007
Mixed Reviews For Free Trade: 41% Say It’s Good for USA
Sixty-six percent (66%) of American voters believe that imports eliminate jobs in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also found that 72% believe that exports increase the number of jobs in the United States.
October 17, 2007
Companies Getting Lucky? Workers Happy but Few Employers Have Retention Strategies
Three-quarters (75 percent) of managers said they are not aware of a formal employee retention strategy at their company, according to a new survey by Hudson, a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management services worldwide.
October 16, 2007
Americans Feel More Financially Secure Despite Cloudy Economic Picture
The COUNTRY Financial Security Index continued it's upward swing in October, rising 1.3 points to 69.9, as Americans felt more confident in nearly all aspects of their financial security.
October 5, 2007
Dallas Worker Confidence on the Way to Recovery
After taking a huge hit in August, worker confidence in Dallas began to recover in September, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose 4.4 points to 113.5. An increase in expected hiring and fewer anticipated layoffs contributed to the up-tick. The city’s latest Index is one point higher than last September’s score of 112.5. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers, dropped for the second month in a row, falling 2.1 points in September to 97.1.
October 5, 2007
Chicago Workers Experience a Confidence Boost
For the second month in a row, confidence among workers in the Windy City rose as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) jumped 7.2 points to 93.7 in September. Virtually all factors that impact the reading saw movement. This month’s reading is in line with last September’s, when it registered 94.5. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers nationwide, dropped for the second month in a row, falling 2.1 points in September to 97.1.
October 5, 2007
Another Month, Another Blow to Twin Cities Workers’ Confidence
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Minneapolis-St. Paul fell 7.5 points to 95.1 in September. The Index for this group has tumbled more than 14 points in the past two months. September’s drop was largely a result of worsened sentiments about personal finances, less expected hiring and an increase in anticipated layoffs. The Twin Cities’ latest reading is in line with last September’s reading of 94.9. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers nationwide, dropped for the second month in a row, falling 2.1 points in September to 97.1.
October 5, 2007
Expected Layoffs Worry Philadelphia Workers
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Philadelphia slipped 1.4 points to 91.1 in September, marking the fifth consecutive decline for the city. Steadily growing expectations for job cuts contributed to the Index’s downfall. Philadelphia’s latest reading is less than two points stronger than the 89.4 registered at the same time last year. The national Index based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers nationwide, declined for the second consecutive month in September, falling 2.1 points to 97.1.
