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August 24, 2005
Texans Concerned About Job Security
The Texas Employment Report, which was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Spherion Corp. (NYSE: SFN), found that overall confidence of adult workers in Texas declined to 57.2 percent in July, down two points from June.
Also, the number of Texas workers who doubt their jobs will be eliminated in the next 12 months was 73 percent, down from 76 percent from June and 81 percent in May.
"Despite sustained growth in core Texas industries like energy, oil, and gas, employees across the spectrum are still wary, particularly when it comes to job availability and the strength of the national economy," says Julie Van Wormer, group vice president of Spherion in Texas. "... In our own staffing business, we are seeing an increase in direct hire requests for workers in a wide range of positions and industries, especially in information technology, energy and accounting and finance."
Posted by Hale Stewart at August 24, 2005 05:02 PM | Permalink
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