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Texas Employment Report: Overall Worker Confidence Declines; More Workers Concerned About Economic Situation
Friday, July 18, 2008
DALLAS, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Employee Confidence Index
decreased 2.2 points to 49.2 in June, according to the latest Spherion(R)
Employment Report. The monthly survey of Texas workers, conducted by Harris
Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, indicates that more workers
believe the economy is getting weaker and that fewer jobs are available.
Results from the Texas Employment Report:
-- Seventy-one percent of workers believe that the economy is getting
weaker, increasing eight percentage points from the previous month.
-- Fifty-six percent of Texas workers are confident in their ability to
find a new job versus 54 percent in May.
-- More than half (51 percent) of workers believe that there are fewer
jobs available compared to 45 percent in the previous month.
"Our most recent survey shows that Texas workers feel a bit shaky about
the economy and job market," said Kim Lockhart, regional vice president for
Spherion in Texas. "That's not to say that Texas is still not experiencing
positive economic job growth. In fact, we continue to see a demand for skilled
workers in multiple industries. Clients whose initial reaction to the
nationwide economic slowdown was to halt or freeze spending are now realizing
that they are no longer able to move forward without additional headcount.
Opportunities certainly exist for those looking for work, especially in the
technology, energy and financial-related industries."
Link to full Report & Methodology:
http://spherion.mediaroom.com/pressroom/index.php?s=43&item=615
About Spherion
Spherion Corporation is a leading recruiting and staffing company that
provides integrated solutions to meet the evolving needs of companies and job
candidates. As an industry pioneer for more than 60 years, Spherion has
sourced, screened and placed millions of individuals in temporary,
temp-to-hire and full-time jobs.
With approximately 700 locations in the United States and Canada, Spherion
delivers innovative workforce solutions that improve business performance.
Spherion provides its services to more than 8,000 customers, from Fortune 500
companies to a wide range of small and mid-size organizations. Employing more
than 300,000 people annually through its network, Spherion is one of North
America's largest employers. Spherion operates under the following brands:
Spherion Staffing Services Group for administrative, clerical and light
industrial workers; Technisource for technology professionals and solutions;
The Mergis Group for accounting and finance and other professional positions;
Todays Staffing for specialty administrative personnel; and Spherion
Recruitment Process Outsourcing. To learn more, visit
http://www.spherion.com/ .
SOURCE Spherion Corporation
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