Twin 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, 2007
January 3, 2007
NYC Worker Confidence Rises For Second Consecutive Month
Hudson Employment Index SM for the city increased 4.4 points to 87.9.
January 3, 2007
Philadelphia Worker Confidence Continues to Climb
The Hudson Employment Index SM for Philadelphia workers increased 2.4 points to 90.0 in December.
January 3, 2007
San 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.
January 3, 2007
Tampa 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.
January 3, 2007
DC 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.
December 30, 2006
42% Will Make New Year's Resolution
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that they will make a New Year’s Resolution for 2007.
December 30, 2006
Majority Say They're Likely to Keep Their New Year's Resolutions
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that they will make a New Year’s Resolution for 2007.
December 29, 2006
More Will Pray Than Drink on New Year’s Eve
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans will offer a prayer for the New Year on New Year’s Eve. Thirty-six percent (36%) will have a drink to welcome in 2007.
December 28, 2006
Edwards Launches Campaign, Trails Giuliani
John Edwards (D) went to New Orleans on Thursday and formally launched his 2008 campaign for the White House. A just released Rasmussen Reports poll shows Edwards trailing Rudy Giuliani (R) 49% to 41% in a general election match-up.
December 28, 2006
2006: 44% Say it Was a Good Year
Four percent (4%) of Americans rate 2006 as one of the best years ever. Another 40% say it was a good or an excellent year.
December 26, 2006
Small 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 22, 2006
Four Days Left: 17% Still Haven’t Started Shopping
On Thursday, December 21, more than a million Americans bought their last Christmas gift of 2006. Hundreds of thousands more finally got around to starting their shopping.
December 22, 2006
Four Days to Go: 17% Still Haven’t Started Shopping
On Thursday, December 21, more than a million Americans bought their last Christmas gift of 2006. Hundreds of thousands more finally got around to starting their shopping.
The final Rasmussen Reports holiday shopping poll of the season found that 53% of Americans have finished shopping heading into the final weekend before Christmas. That’s up from 48% the day before and 23% a week ago. Forty-two percent (42%) of all adults say they still have shopping left to do this weekend while 5% are not sure.
December 21, 2006
Giuliani Continues to Lead Clinton, Gore
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) continues to hold a narrow lead over Senator Hillary Clinton (D) and former Vice President Al Gore (D) in early Election 2008 polling.
December 21, 2006
16% Say Government Reflects the Will of the People
Just 16% of voters believe that the federal government today reflects the will of the American people. A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 Likely Voters found that 68% disagree.
December 21, 2006
Five Days to Go: 48% Have Finished Shopping
Over the past week, one-quarter of all American adults (25%) finished their Christmas shopping. With just five days to go, that brings the total to 48% who have already bought their last holiday gift.
December 20, 2006
Hudson 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, 2006
Hudson 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.
December 20, 2006
Confidence 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.
