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December 5, 2007Legal Workers’ Confidence Declines Despite More Expected Hiring
  
Legal workers felt less confident in November, as the groups’ 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    fell 1.2 points to 103.6. Growing financial concerns played a part in this decline, despite more expected hiring and greater job security. The latest reading is 12.6 points lower than a year ago, when it came in at 116.2. The composite 
    
      Index
    , based on responses from approximately 9,000 workers across all sectors, also fell 8.9 points in November to a record low of 91.9.
December 5, 2007CA Workers’ Confidence Hits Records Low
  
After two consecutive months of increases, the 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM)
     for California workers plunged 13.9 points to 94.5 in November. 
December 5, 2007Financial Concerns Hurt IT Workers’ Confidence
  
IT workers felt less confident in November, as the group’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM)
     slipped 8.2 points to 103.5. Financial concerns and a weaker sense of job security contributed to the decline. The latest reading is 12.6 points lower than a year ago, when it came in at 115.8.
December 5, 2007African-American and Hispanic Worker Confidence Falls
  
Worker confidence deteriorated among both African-American and Hispanic workers in November. The monthly 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM)
     for African Americans fell 2.3 points to register 83.6, while the reading for Hispanics plunged 18.7 points to 80.8. 
December 5, 2007Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Falls More than Three Points in November
  
Household expenses and holiday shopping have consumers preparing to spend more in December even as economic confidence has dropped to its lowest level in more than six months.
December 5, 2007Hudson Employment Index Sinks to Record Low
  
The 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 8.9 points in November to a record low of 91.9. Growing concerns about hiring and signs of personal financial strain triggered the decline. 
November 26, 2007Economic Confidence of Small Business Owners Continues Downward Trend
  
Economic confidence among small business owners declined for the fourth straight month in November, as increased pessimism over the U.S. economy dragged down indicators of relative stability at the small business level, according to the Discover Small Business Watch. 
November 7, 2007Consumers Managing Their Spending to Meet Household Expenses
  
More consumers are expecting to increase their spending next month according to the Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM), reversing a five-month trend that consistently showed consumers less willing to spend more.
November 2, 2007Bostonians Nervous About Their Finances in October
  
Worker confidence was unchanged in Boston in October, as the city’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM)
    held steady at 93.3.
November 2, 2007Texas Workers’ Confidence Weakens in October
  
Workers in Texas were less confident in October, as the state’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    fell 3.1 points to 123.1.
November 2, 2007Ohio Worker Confidence Slips Further in October
  
Ohio worker confidence slipped for the second consecutive month, as the state’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    dropped 2.6 points to 97.1. 
November 2, 2007Manufacturing Workers’ Confidence Rises After Months of Decline
  
Confidence among manufacturing workers rose in October, as the sector’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    gained five points to 87.8. 
November 2, 2007African-American Worker Confidence Continues to Slip While Hispanic’s Rebounds
  
Although worker confidence continued to weaken among African-Americans workers in October, Hispanics experienced a boost of confidence.
November 2, 2007Worker Confidence Continues Freefall in Minneapolis-St. Paul
  
Worker confidence continued sinking in Minneapolis-St. Paul in October, as the market’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    fell 6.2 points to 88.9.
November 2, 2007Workers More Confident in Atlanta in October
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    for Atlanta rose in October, climbing 5.6 points to 108.7.
November 2, 2007Hiring Expectations Up in Los Angeles in October
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    for Los Angeles inched up one point to 94.3 in October. 
November 2, 2007CA Workers’ Confidence Up
  
California workers gained confidence for the second consecutive month, as the state’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    rose 6.2 points to 108.4 in October.
November 2, 2007San Francisco Worker Confidence Continues Tumbling in October
  
Worker confidence fell for the fifth consecutive month in San Francisco, as the city’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    dropped 5.1 points in October to 88.4.
November 2, 2007Expected Hiring on the Rise in D.C.
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    for Washington, D.C. edged up 1.8 points in October to 108.8. 
November 2, 2007Healthcare Workers More Confident in October
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index(SM) 
    for healthcare workers rose 5.4 points to 104.7 in October. The latest 
    
      Index
     is one point shy of last October’s reading of 105.7. 

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Business

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Legal Workers’ Confidence Declines Despite More Expected Hiring

CA Workers’ Confidence Hits Records Low

Financial Concerns Hurt IT Workers’ Confidence

African-American and Hispanic Worker Confidence Falls

Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Falls More than Three Points in November

Hudson Employment Index Sinks to Record Low

Economic Confidence of Small Business Owners Continues Downward Trend

Consumers Managing Their Spending to Meet Household Expenses

Bostonians Nervous About Their Finances in October

Texas Workers’ Confidence Weakens in October

Ohio Worker Confidence Slips Further in October

Manufacturing Workers’ Confidence Rises After Months of Decline

African-American Worker Confidence Continues to Slip While Hispanic’s Rebounds

Worker Confidence Continues Freefall in Minneapolis-St. Paul

Workers More Confident in Atlanta in October

Hiring Expectations Up in Los Angeles in October

CA Workers’ Confidence Up

San Francisco Worker Confidence Continues Tumbling in October

Expected Hiring on the Rise in D.C.

Healthcare Workers More Confident in October

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