Worker confidence across three out of six industry sectors, as measured by the Hudson Employment Index SM, rose modestly throughout 2007. Confidence among accounting and finance workers showed the greatest gain of 1.9 points, making this year's average 111.7 and the highest of all the industry sectors.
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Throughout 2007, the average Hudson Employment Index(SM) for IT workers was 110.3, less than one point higher than 2006’s average of 109.6. The measure of worker confidence for IT professionals peaked to 122.6 in April, and recorded its low of the year most recently in November (103.5). See below for more detailed information.
The average Hudson Employment Index(SM) reading for the Twin Cities in 2007 was 103.6, 7.5 points higher than in 2006. Readings dropped and stayed below 100 in September, with the lowest reading of worker confidence registering in October at 88.9. The area’s strongest reading was in March, when the Index registered 114.1.
The yearly average for the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Ohio was 102.2, up 2.3 points over last year’s average of 99.9. The state’s weakest measure of worker confidence came most recently in November (93.0), while its strongest Index reading registered in August (109.6).
Looking back over 2007, the average Hudson Employment Index(SM) for African-American workers was 90.4, five points lower than the 2006 average of 95.4. The average was on par with 2005’s 90.1. The measure of worker confidence for African-American professionals hit its year high in April at 96.8 and recorded its low of the year in November (83.6).
In its second year, the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for the legal sector recorded an average reading of 111.3 in 2007. It peaked at 123.0 in April and went as low as 98.9 in September, creating a range of 24.1 points for the remaining readings. This year’s average is just over 1 point above 2006’s average reading of 110.2.
The yearly average for the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Texas was 123.8, up 2.8 points over last year’s average of 121.0. Texas’ average was the highest of all states polled in the Index . The measure of worker confidence for the state peaked at 131.3 in March, and recorded its 2007-low of 109.1 most recently in November. See below for more detailed information.
The yearly average for the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Pennsylvania inched down to 103.2 in 2007, less than a point lower than last year’s average of 103.6.
Throughout 2007, the Hudson Employment Index(SM) for healthcare workers recorded an average reading of 105. It reached its peak in March, registering 111.1, and fell to the year’s low at 90.2 in November. This year’s average reading is one point lower than 2006’s average of 106. See below for more detailed information.
The average Hudson Employment Index(SM) for Boston workers in 2007 was 98.2, a mere .3 points lower than that 2006 average. It was, however, notably lower than both the 2005 average (99.2) and the 2004 average (102.7). Boston’s Index peaked in February at 105.7 but also registered another strong reading of 105.1 in May.
The average reading for the Hudson Employment Index(SM) in Dallas was 113.4 in 2007, 4.3 points higher than in 2006 (109.1). The city’s measure of worker confidence peaked at 120.7 in July, and dipped to its lowest reading for the year in November (102.8).
