Boston Worker Confidence Improves in July
Worker confidence improved in Boston in July, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose 3.5 points to 104.8. Fewer layoff expectations and less job security concern contributed to the increase. Boston’s latest Index is more than seven points stronger than last July, when it registered 97.7. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers, also rose 4.6 points to 105.8.