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                            September 26, 2006Small Businesses Upbeat on Economy
  
The Discover® Small Business Watch (SM) rose to 107.7 in September as small business owners expressed increased confidence in the U.S. economy. 

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                            September 20, 2006Managers Rate Themselves Highly; Workers Not So Sure
  
Nearly all managers (92%) consider themselves to be an excellent or good boss. However, the latest Hudson survey found that employees do not necessarily agree.

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                            August 30, 2006Worker Confidence Up Despite Dip in Expected Hiring
  
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose one point to 102.9 in August, a moderate increase albeit the most substantial since May.
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Texas
  
Worker confidence jumped to a record high in Texas, as the state’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index (SM) 
    spiked 9.7 points to 126.5. 
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Tampa
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index SM 
    for Tampa workers rose over two points to 121.0 in August.
August 30, 2006San Francisco Worker Confidence Continues to Fall
  
San Francisco worker confidence continued to cool off in August as the local 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 1.2 points to 99.2. 
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Philadelphia
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index (SM) 
    for Philadelphia fell 11.8 points to 87.5 in August, its lowest reading of the year. All factors contributing to the local 
    
      Index
     had negative movement this month.
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Pennsylvania
  
For the second consecutive month, worker confidence fell in Pennsylvania. The state’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index (SM)
     dropped 7.1 points to 97 in August.
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Ohio
  
Ohio worker confidence improved in August, as the state’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index SM 
    jumped 6.1 points to 98.7. An increase in anticipated hiring activity coupled with a drop in expected lay-offs led to the jump in confidence statewide. 
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: New York City
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment Index (SM)
     for New York continues to hover around 90.0 for the fifth consecutive month, as local employee confidence inched up .5 points to 90.9 in August.
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Minneapolis-St. Paul
  
The 
    
      Hudson Employment IndexSM 
    for Minneapolis-St. Paul workers inched down just .9 points to 92.1 in August. 
August 30, 2006Manufacturing Workers’ Confidence Highest Since Early 2005
  
Confidence in the employment market among manufacturing workers shot up for the second month in a row, as the sector's 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) spiked 9.7 points to 97.4.
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Legal Sector
  
legal sector improved. The sector’s 
    
      Hudson Employment IndexSM 
    rose 1.2 points to 114.2 in August.
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: IT Sector
  
Worker confidence among IT professionals fell substantially in August, as the sector’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index
    
       (SM) dropped 9.4 points to 103.1 in August. 
August 30, 2006D.C. Worker Confidence Reaches All Time High
  
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Washington, D.C. continued to rise in August, as local worker confidence gained 8.3 points to hit an all-time high of 122.1. 
August 30, 2006Los Angeles Worker Confidence Rebounds
  
Los Angeles' 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) rebounded 3.5 points to 102.2 in August
    .
  
August 30, 2006Chicago Worker Confidence Continues to Fall
  
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Chicago fell 2.4 points to 93.9 in August. The decline brings the local reading nearly 10 points lower than June, when the city’s Index hit a record high of 103.3. 
August 30, 2006Accounting & Finance Workers Report Record Low Layoff Expectations
  
Worker confidence among accounting and finance professionals rose in August as the group's 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) increased 5.9 points to 112.5. 
August 30, 2006Worker Confidence Improves Among Hispanics and African-Americans
  
After both reported declines in July, confidence among Hispanic and African-American workers improved in August.
August 30, 2006FL Worker Confidence Rebounds as Layoff Expectations Fall
  
Worker confidence improved in Florida, as the state’s 
    Hudson Employment Index (
    SM) increased 4.4 points to 122.3.