Hispanic 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.
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December 20, 2006
December 20, 2006
Average 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.
December 20, 2006
Confidence 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.
December 20, 2006
Legal 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.
December 20, 2006
Confidence Among Manufacturing Workers Stronger in 2006
On average in 2006, the Hudson Employment Index SM for manufacturing workers was 91.1. It recorded its highest reading of the year (97.4) in August, and the very next month, dropped to 2006’s low of 86.1.
December 20, 2006
Atlanta Worker Confidence Much Higher in 2006 than 2005
The yearly average for Hudson Employment Index SM for Atlanta rose 11.9 points to 114.0 in 2006. For the majority of the year, the Index readings ranged between 114 and 116.
December 20, 2006
Boston Worker Confidence Remains Steady During 2006
Hudson Employment Index SM for Boston workers in 2006 was 98.6 and remained virtually unchanged from the 2005 average. It was, however, notably lower than the 2004 average of 102.7.
December 20, 2006
Chicago Worker Confidence Stronger in 2006 than 2005
The average 2006 Hudson Employment Index SM for Chicago was 95.3, compared to 2005’s average of 92.1.
December 20, 2006
Dallas Worker Confidence Higher in 2006 than 2005
The average reading for the Hudson Employment Index SM in Dallas was 109.1 in 2006, 3.4 points higher than in 2005 (105.7).
December 20, 2006
Los Angeles’ 2006 Average Worker Confidence Unchanged from 2005
The average Hudson Employment Index SM for Los Angeles in 2006 was 104.0, a mere .2 points lower than in 2005.
December 20, 2006
Finance Concerns Hurt Twin Cities Workers’ Confidence in 2006
The average Hudson Employment Index SM reading for the Twin Cities in 2006 was 95.8, 8.6 points lower than in 2005.
December 20, 2006
Lower Job Satisfaction Hurts NYC Worker Confidence in 2006
The average Hudson Employment Index SM for New York City was 87.1 in 2006, 1.7 points lower than 2005’s average (88.8).
December 20, 2006
Increased Job Security Lifted Philadelphia Worker Confidence in 2006
In 2006, the average Hudson Employment Index SM for Philadelphia workers was 97.2, almost three points higher than in 2005 (94.4 points).
December 20, 2006
San Francisco Worker Confidence Much Higher in 2006
In 2006, the Hudson Employment IndexSM for San Francisco averaged 100, more than 15 points higher than in 2005 (84.7).
December 20, 2006
Tampa Workers Expected Less Hiring in 2006
The average Hudson Employment Index SM for Tampa was 1.6 lower in 2006 (113.8) than in 2005 (115.4).
December 20, 2006
Higher Job Satisfaction and Job Security for DC Workers in 2006
The average Hudson Employment Index SM for Washington, D.C. was 114.4 in 2006, 3.6 points up from 110.8 in 2005.
December 20, 2006
U.S. Workers Expect Strong Job Market in 2007
U.S. workers are quite optimistic about their job prospects and the employment market for 2007, as nearly eight in ten (78 percent) expect the situation to be as good as, if not better than, this year.
December 19, 2006
Americans Divided on Cause of Global Warming
American voters tend to see Global Warming as a serious problem but are divided as to whether it’s caused by human activities or long-term planetary trends.
December 19, 2006
Election 2008: McCain Crushes Kerry and Clark
Arizona Senator John McCain (R) crushes both Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (D) and General Wesley Clark (D) in hypothetical Election 2008 Presidential match-ups.
December 19, 2006
Poll: 77% Celebrate Christmas as a Religious Holiday
Rasmussen Reports surveys conducted this season have found that between 87% and 90% of American adults will celebrate Christmas in some form or another.
