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Well, maybe not so bitter?

June 12, 2008 on 2:19 pm | In economy/job market, job security, surveys | No Comments

After the post below, I want to offer a glimmer of hope from a different survey.

The Spherion Employee Confidence Index rose 0.7 points to 46.9 in May, showing the first increase in 9 months.  The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Spherion Corp., reflects workers’ increasing confidence in the economy.

I suspect those results came out before the government’s numbers on the unemployment rate for May — 5.5% up from 5%. That’s a big jump, unfortunately.

The survey also noted that “simmering fears about job loss persist.” Read the full release for more mixed (mostly bad) news.