Ohio Employment Report: Employee Confidence Index Continues Positive Upward Trend
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COLUMBUS
, Ohio
, January 22, 2010— The Ohio Employee Confidence Index increased 0.9 points to 49.1 in December, according to the latest Spherion
®
Employment Report. The monthly survey conducted by Harris Interactive®on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), shows that fewer workers believe more jobs are available, however, more workers are confident about finding a new job.
Results from the Ohio Employment Report:
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Only four percent of workers believe that more jobs exist, a decrease of 12 percentage points from November.
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More workers (43 percent) are confident in their ability to find a job, a nine-percentage-point increase from the previous month.
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Seventy-two percent of workers are confident in the future of their employer, an increase of 13 percentage points from November.
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The continuing upward movement of the Employee Confidence Index is a positive sign that, despite the concern over the number of jobs that exist, workers are feeling slightly more optimistic
," said Robert Schulte, Spherion franchise owner in Ohio. "As more reports emerge about increased projected hiring in the first part of 2010, workers will more than likely remain cautiously optimistic while waiting for companies to begin hiring."
| December 2009 Employment Report Results |
align="center" bgcolor="#666666" colspan="3"> Ohio Workers |
align="center" bgcolor="#666666" colspan="3"> U.S. Workers |
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bgcolor="#e7e7e5">Nov |
bgcolor="#e7e7e5">Dec |
bgcolor="#e7e7e5">% Point Change |
bgcolor="#e7e7e5">Nov |
bgcolor="#e7e7e5">Dec |
bgcolor="#e7e7e5">% Point Change |
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align="center" width="90" bgcolor="#990000" rowspan="3"> Economy |
bgcolor="#ebcccc"> Getting Stronger |
18% | 20% | +2 | 23% | 24% | +1 |
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Staying Same |
44% | 45% | +1 | 41% | 43% | +2 | |
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Getting Weaker |
38% | 35% | -3 | 35% | 33% | -2 | |
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align="center" bgcolor="#990000" rowspan="3"> Job Availability |
More Jobs |
16% | 4% | -12 | 9% | 8% | -1 |
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Same Amount |
20% | 17% | -3 | 23% | 24% | +1 | |
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Fewer Jobs |
64% | 79% | +15 | 68% | 68% | 0 | |
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align="center" bgcolor="#990000" rowspan="3"> Ability to Find New Job |
Confident |
34% | 43% | +9 | 39% | 38% | -1 |
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Neutral |
38% | 33% | -5 | 34% | 34% | 0 | |
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Not Confident |
28% | 24% | -4 | 27% | 29% | +2 | |
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align="center" bgcolor="#990000" rowspan="3"> Future of Current Employer |
Confident |
59% | 72% | +13 | 65% | 64% | -1 |
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Neutral |
30% | 19% | -11 | 22% | 23% | +1 | |
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Not Confident |
12% | 9% | -3 | 13% | 13% | 0 | |
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align="center" bgcolor="#990000" rowspan="3"> Likelihood to Lose Job |
Likely |
13% | 13% | 0 | 17% | 15% | -2 |
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Neutral |
9% | 11% | +2 | 13% | 14% | +1 | |
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Not Likely |
78% | 76% | -2 | 70% | 70% | 0 | |
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align="center" bgcolor="#990000" rowspan="3"> Likelihood to Look for New Job |
Likely |
41% | 42% | +1 | 37% | 36% | -1 |
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Neutral |
12% | 9% | -3 | 11% | 13% | +2 | |
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Not Likely |
47% | 49% | +2 | 51% | 51% | 0 | |
About the Spherion Employment Report
Methodology
About Harris Interactive
About Spherion Staffing Services
Spherion Staffing Services is a leading recruiting and staffing provider that specializes in placing administrative, clerical, customer service and light industrial candidates in temporary and full-time opportunities.As an industry pioneer for more than 60 years, Spherion Staffing Services has sourced, screened and placed millions of individuals in a multitude of industries throughout
our network of offices across the United States and Canada.
Spherion Staffing Services is a division of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), which operates a family of specialty brands providing strategic workplace solutions in professional recruiting, outsourcing, managed services and contractor compliance programs, technology services and general staffing. For more information, please visit
www.spherion.com
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