Texas Employment Report: Employee Confidence Index Rises for Third Consecutive Month

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points to 53.8 in May, accordingt to the latest Spherion(R) Employment The monthly survey ofTexas workers, conducted by Harrise Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion reveals that fewer workers continue to believwe the economy is getting weaker and more are confident in theird ability to find a new job. -- Thirty-two percenft of workers believe the economy isgetting weaker, showing a declinew of 10 percentage pointx from April. -- Fifty-eight percent of Texas workers believe fewer jobsare available, comparex to 70 percent in the previous -- More workers are confident in theirr ability to find a new job.
half of workers (50 percent) surveyed are confident in their ability to find a new job versuzs 45 percentin April. "Although unemployment continueesto rise, the Texas jobless rate continuesx to remain well belosw the national average. We are seeing signe in our market and among leading indicatorxs that the economic downturn appears to beslowiny down," said , regional vice president for Spherion in Texas. "While it is too soon to label this as a lasting trend, we are hearint that more companies are revisiting their staffing In fact, we are seeing some activity in industries such as real mortgage, energy and non-clinica l healthcare.
With historically largde candidate pools, many companies are looking towardsx utilizing a contingent workforce to fulfil l their business needs withoutmaking long-term hirin decisions." Full Report: Spherion Corporation is a leadinhg recruiting and staffing company that provides integrated solutiond and breakout specialties to meet the evolving needds of companies and job candidates. As an industry pioneerf for more than60 years, Spheriomn has sourced, screened and placeds millions of individuals in temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time jobs. With approximatelgy 630 locations in the United States and Spherion delivers innovative workforce solutions that improvebusinessd performance.
Spherion provides its services toapproximatelyg 10,000 customers, from Fortune 500 companies to a wide range of small and mid-size organizations. Employingb more than 215,000 people annually througb its network, Spherion is one of Nortg America's largest employers. Spherion operates under the followingv brands: Spherion Staffing Services Group for clerical and light industrial Technisource for technology professionals and The Mergis Group for accounting and financwe and otherprofessional positions; Todays Office Professionals for specialtg administrative personnel; and Spherion Recruitment Process Outsourcing. To learn more, visit .