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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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October 5, 2007

Worker Confidence Continues Tumbling in Tampa in Sept

Worker confidence continued declining in September, as Tampa’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped another 3.6 points to 84.6. The city’s measure of worker sentiment has been falling on a monthly basis since the start of the year, when it was 119.9. Tampa’s Index registered 115.5 last September. 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.

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October 5, 2007

Rising Layoff Plans Continued Worrying PA Workers

Worker confidence in Pennsylvania fell for the third consecutive month in September. The state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped 2.4 points to 99.6. Climbing expectations around job cuts largely contributed to the latest decline. However, the state’s measure of worker confidence is in line with last September, when it registered 98.8. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across the country, declined for the second consecutive month in September, falling 2.1 points to 97.1.

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October 5, 2007

Texas Workers Foresee Few Layoffs in Coming Months

Workers in Texas were more confident in September, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) inched up 1.8 points to 126.2. The latest reading falls just below last September’s reading of 127.7. The national Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across the country, declined for the second consecutive month in September, falling 2.1 points to 97.1.

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October 5, 2007

Hispanic and African-American Worker Confidence Falters in Sept.

Worker confidence weakened among both Hispanic and African-Americans workers in September. The monthly Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Hispanics edged down 1.4 points to register 91.6, while the reading for African-Americans slid 4.7 points to 88.5. The composite Index, based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across all races and ethnicities, dropped for the second consecutive month, falling 2.1 points in September to 97.1.

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October 5, 2007

Job Satisfaction Rises Among Atlanta Workers

The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Atlanta remained virtually unchanged since August, inching up .7 points to 103.1. Increased job satisfaction was offset by less expected hiring. Atlanta’s latest reading is dramatically lower than last September’s reading of 118.6. 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.

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