Fewer Expected Layoffs Boost San Francisco Worker Confidence
Worker confidence in San Francisco rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, as the city’s
Hudson Employment Index (SM)
climbed 4.8 points to 112.1.
Worker confidence in San Francisco rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, as the city’s
Hudson Employment Index (SM)
climbed 4.8 points to 112.1.
Ending a six-month upward trend, worker confidence waned in Philadelphia in May, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) sank 3.1 points to 105.5.
Worker confidence in Pennsylvania fell in May, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped 5.5 points to 105.7.
Worker confidence fell among both Hispanic and African-Americans in May. The monthly Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Hispanics dropped 1.5 points to 103.8, while the reading for African-Americans slipped 2.8 points to register 94.0 in May.
New York City worker confidence hit an all-time high, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose 2.5 points to 101.2.
Washington, DC, workers felt more confident in May as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) increased 2.2 points to 110.3.
After climbing for three consecutive months, culminating in a record high for Dallas in April, the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 9.3 points to 114.6 in May.
Worker confidence fell in Minneapolis-St. Paul for the second consecutive month in May, as the Hudson Employment Index (SM) for the Twin Cities dropped 2.8 points to 104.1.
Confidence among workers in the legal sector fell in May as the sector’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) decreased 10 points to 113.0.
Florida workers felt less confident in May, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 5.8 points to 114.3.
Confidence among Texas workers faltered, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped one point to 124.6 in May.
Ohio workers were more confident in May, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) increased 4.9 points to 104.0.
Following two straight months of decline, the Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Boston spiked 10.9 points to 105.1 in May.
Tampa worker confidence fell in May, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped 4.1 points to 109.2.
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