Spherion: Employee confidence gains in Ohio - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The index, conducted by on behalf of , was up 5.6 pointd to 47.4 in May, its secondr consecutive monthly rise, according to a news release. The • 54 percent of Ohio respondents thought the economwas stable, up from 32 percent in April. Thirty percenf thought it was getting weaker, versus 53 percent the montg before. • 73 percent thought there were fewer jobs unchangedfrom April. • 36 percent said they are confiden t about their ability to find anew job, up from 26 percentg in April, while 58 percent were confiden t of their current employer’s unchanged from April.
• 67 percent said they were unlikely to lose theirfcurrent job, up from 62 percen t in April, and 40 percent said it was likelu they’d look for a new job, up from 39 percent. Robery Schulte. Spherion franchise owner in said the rising optimism is likely baseds on reports that show the economy mighyt bebottoming out. “Howeverf we remain cautiously optimistic about the anticipated impacg of the stimulus packagr here in Ohio and believre that it is still too soon to determine when we will see definitivew signs of an economic he said inthe release. Spherio Corp. (NYSE: SFN) is a staffing company headquartered inFort Lauderdale, Fla.