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of a point to 48, accordingh to the Spherion EmployeeConfidence Index, which measures confidence in their personal employmeng situation and optimism in the economic The index finds that whilee slightly more workers believe the economy is getting weakert and fewer jobs are available, more workere are confident in the futurw of their current employer. "Although our latest Inde shows little change fromlast month, it stilkl remains 1.9 points higher than its readingy one year ago,” President and CEO Roy Krausee said in a news "While there may be signs of a lighft at the end of the tunnel, a turnaround will not be felt The results of the survey come amid mixed economidc news.
The on Thursday pegged the nation’s unemploymenyt at a 26-year high. At the same time, the reported on Wednesdagy that pending home saleswere up. Forty percent of workerws believe the economy isgetting weaker, up from 38 percenf in the previous month. Seventy-two percenft of workers believe thers are fewerjobs available, up one percentage poinr from May. Sixty-six percentr of workers reported confidence in the futurr of theircurrent employers, up from 63 percentr the previous month. Thirty-five percenty of workers are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 up one percentage poinftfrom May.