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December 22, 2006Four Days to Go: 17% Still Haven’t Started Shopping
  
On Thursday, December 21, more than a million Americans bought their last Christmas gift of 2006. Hundreds of thousands more finally got around to starting their shopping.
The final Rasmussen Reports holiday shopping poll of the season found that 53% of Americans have finished shopping heading into the final weekend before Christmas. That’s up from 48% the day before and 23% a week ago. Forty-two percent (42%) of all adults say they still have shopping left to do this weekend while 5% are not sure.

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                            December 21, 2006Giuliani Continues to Lead Clinton, Gore
  
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) continues to hold a narrow lead over Senator Hillary Clinton (D) and former Vice President Al Gore (D) in early Election 2008 polling.

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                            December 21, 200616% Say Government Reflects the Will of the People
  
Just 16% of voters believe that the federal government today reflects the will of the American people. A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 Likely Voters found that 68% disagree.

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                            December 21, 2006Five Days to Go: 48% Have Finished Shopping
  
Over the past week, one-quarter of all American adults (25%) finished their Christmas shopping. With just five days to go, that brings the total to 48% who have already bought their last holiday gift.
December 20, 2006Hudson Index: City Sector Yearly Overview
  
Looking back over 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM, which measures the workforce's overall confidence in the employment market, fell in four of eleven major U.S. cities. Minnesota-St. Paul showed the steepest drop of 8.6 points in 2006.
December 20, 2006Hudson Index: Industry Sector Yearly Overview
  
Worker confidence across all seven industry sectors, as measured by the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM, rose throughout 2006, with the largest gain among African American workers. 

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                            December 20, 2006Confidence Stronger Among Accounting & Finance Workers in 2006 than 2005
  
Looking back over 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM accounting and finance workers was 110.2, 2.6 points stronger than the 2005 average measure of worker confidence in the employment market. 

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                            December 20, 2006Hispanic and African-American Worker Confidence in 2006
  
Looking back over 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for African-American workers was 95.7, 5.6 points stronger than the 2005 average of 90.1.
December 20, 2006Average Confidence Among Healthcare Workers Inched Up in 2006
  
Throughout 2006, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for healthcare workers recorded an average reading of 105.7. 

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                            December 20, 2006Confidence Stronger Among IT Workers in 2006 than 2005
  
Throughout 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) for IT workers was 109.6, 2.8 points higher than 2005’s average of 105.8.

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                            December 20, 2006Legal Worker Confidence Erratic, But Generally Strong in 2006
  
For its inaugural year, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for the legal sector recorded an average reading of 110.5 in 2006.

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                            December 20, 2006Confidence Among Manufacturing Workers Stronger in 2006
  
On average in 2006, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for manufacturing workers was 91.1. It recorded its highest reading of the year (97.4) in August, and the very next month, dropped to 2006’s low of 86.1. 

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                            December 20, 2006Atlanta Worker Confidence Much Higher in 2006 than 2005
  
The yearly average for 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Atlanta rose 11.9 points to 114.0 in 2006. For the majority of the year, the Index readings ranged between 114 and 116. 

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                            December 20, 2006Boston Worker Confidence Remains Steady During 2006
  
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Boston workers in 2006 was 98.6 and remained virtually unchanged from the 2005 average. It was, however, notably lower than the 2004 average of 102.7.

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                            December 20, 2006Chicago Worker Confidence Stronger in 2006 than 2005
  
The average 2006 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Chicago was 95.3, compared to 2005’s average of 92.1.

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                            December 20, 2006Dallas Worker Confidence Higher in 2006 than 2005
  
The average reading for the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM in Dallas was 109.1 in 2006, 3.4 points higher than in 2005 (105.7). 

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                            December 20, 2006Los Angeles’ 2006 Average Worker Confidence Unchanged from 2005
  
The average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Los Angeles in 2006 was 104.0, a mere .2 points lower than in 2005. 
December 20, 2006Finance Concerns Hurt Twin Cities Workers’ Confidence in 2006
  
The average 
    Hudson Employment 
    Index SM reading for the Twin Cities in 2006 was 95.8, 8.6 points lower than in 2005.

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                            December 20, 2006Lower Job Satisfaction Hurts NYC Worker Confidence in 2006
  
The average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for New York City was 87.1 in 2006, 1.7 points lower than 2005’s average (88.8). 

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                            December 20, 2006Increased Job Security Lifted Philadelphia Worker Confidence in 2006
  
In 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Philadelphia workers was 97.2, almost three points higher than in 2005 (94.4 points).