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                            January 3, 2007Hiring and Personal Finance Concerns Take TX Worker Confidence Down
  
    Hudson Employment Index SM slipped 3.7 points to 116.4.

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                            January 3, 2007Atlanta Worker Confidence Stable in December
  
The 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Atlanta workers inched up .8 points to 115.8 in December. Strong hiring expectations were offset by increased personal finance concerns.

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                            January 3, 2007Boston Worker Confidence Remains Steady in December
  
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Boston workers remained fairly steady in December, edging up .5 points to 97.7.

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                            January 3, 2007Chicago Worker Confidence Falls in December
  
After spiking in November, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Chicago fell 5.0 points in December to 94.6. 

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                            January 3, 2007Dallas Worker Confidence Slips as Personal Finance Perceptions Weaken
  
The 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Dallas workers fell slightly this month, as worker confidence dropped 1.6 points to 109.1 in December.

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                            January 3, 2007Los Angeles Worker Confidence Falls with Declining Job Satisfaction
  
The 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Los Angeles fell 5.4 points in December to 103.9. The decline was spurred by less job satisfaction. 

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                            January 3, 2007Twin Cities Workers’ Confidence Rebounds in December
  
Worker confidence improved in the Twin Cities in December, as the 
    Hudson Employment IndexSM for the city rose nearly seven points to 99.0.

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                            January 3, 2007NYC Worker Confidence Rises For Second Consecutive Month
  
    Hudson Employment Index SM for the city increased 4.4 points to 87.9.

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                            January 3, 2007Philadelphia Worker Confidence Continues to Climb
  
The 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Philadelphia workers increased 2.4 points to 90.0 in December. 

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                            January 3, 2007San Francisco Worker Confidence Plummets in December
  
After three months of increasing worker confidence, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for San Francisco fell 8.7 points to 99.6 in December. 

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                            January 3, 2007Tampa Worker Confidence Falls
  
Worker confidence in Tampa fell in December as the city’s 
    Hudson Employment Index SM dropped 4.1 points to 112.9. 

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                            January 3, 2007DC Worker Confidence Rises in December, Hiring Expectations Up
  
    Hudson Employment Index SM for Washington, D.C. workers climbed 2.5 points to 114.3 in December. Improved perceptions around hiring triggered the uptick. 

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                            December 26, 2006Small Business Economic Confidence Dips
  
Small business owners' confidence in the U.S. economy dipped somewhat in December, although optimism about the year ahead still remains high, according to the monthly Discover (R) Small Business Watch (SM).
December 20, 2006Hudson Index: City Sector Yearly Overview
  
Looking back over 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM, which measures the workforce's overall confidence in the employment market, fell in four of eleven major U.S. cities. Minnesota-St. Paul showed the steepest drop of 8.6 points in 2006.
December 20, 2006Hudson Index: Industry Sector Yearly Overview
  
Worker confidence across all seven industry sectors, as measured by the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM, rose throughout 2006, with the largest gain among African American workers. 

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                            December 20, 2006Confidence Stronger Among Accounting & Finance Workers in 2006 than 2005
  
Looking back over 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM accounting and finance workers was 110.2, 2.6 points stronger than the 2005 average measure of worker confidence in the employment market. 

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                            December 20, 2006Hispanic and African-American Worker Confidence in 2006
  
Looking back over 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for African-American workers was 95.7, 5.6 points stronger than the 2005 average of 90.1.
December 20, 2006Average Confidence Among Healthcare Workers Inched Up in 2006
  
Throughout 2006, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for healthcare workers recorded an average reading of 105.7. 

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                            December 20, 2006Confidence Stronger Among IT Workers in 2006 than 2005
  
Throughout 2006, the average 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) for IT workers was 109.6, 2.8 points higher than 2005’s average of 105.8.

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                            December 20, 2006Legal Worker Confidence Erratic, But Generally Strong in 2006
  
For its inaugural year, the 
    Hudson Employment Index SM for the legal sector recorded an average reading of 110.5 in 2006.