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Ohio Employment Report: Employee Confidence Index Makes Slight Rebound As Workers’ Concerns Regarding Job Availability Eases

COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 18, 2009 — The Ohio Employee Confidence Index increased 1.2 points to 48.2 in November, according to the latest Spherion^® Employment Report. The monthly survey conducted by Harris Interactive^® on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), reveals that more workers believe more jobs are available; however fewer workers are confident in their ability to find a new job.

Results from the Ohio Employment Report:

Sixteen percent of workers believe that more jobs are available, an increase of eight percentage points from October.
The number of workers confident in their ability to find a new job dipped to 34 percent, a three-percentage-point drop from the previous month.
More workers (41 percent) are likely to job hunt, an increase of nine percentage points from October.

"Given the volatile job market over the last year, the upward trend in overall optimism among Ohio workers is a promising indicator that workers are feeling more confident in the job market," said Robert Schulte, Spherion franchise owner in Ohio. "Although our unemployment rate increased just slightly, and many previously unemployed are still seeking jobs, we are experiencing some slight improvement in areas such as goods-producing and service providing jobs. In fact, we are having more conversations with our clients about preparing for an economic turnaround- which is good news."

November 2009 Employment Report Results		Ohio Workers			U.S. Workers
		Oct	Nov	% Point Change	Oct	Nov	% Point Change
Economy	Getting Stronger	23%	18%	-5	23%	23%	0
	Staying Same	38%	44%	+6	41%	41%	0
	Getting Weaker	40%	38%	-2	35%	35%	0
Job Availability	More Jobs	8%	16%	+8	8%	9%	+1
	Same Amount	23%	20%	-3	22%	23%	+1
	Fewer Jobs	69%	64%	-5	70%	68%	-2
Ability to Find New Job	Confident	37%	34%	-3	38%	39%	+1
	Neutral	35%	38%	+3	34%	34%	0
	Not Confident	28%	28%	0	28%	27%	-1
Future of Current Employer	Confident	62%	59%	-3	64%	65%	+1
	Neutral	22%	30%	+8	24%	22%	-2
	Not Confident	16%	12%	-4	12%	13%	+1
Likelihood to Lose Job	Likely	18%	13%	-5	14%	17%	+3
	Neutral	7%	9%	+2	15%	13%	-2
	Not Likely	75%	78%	+3	71%	70%	-1
Likelihood to Look for New Job	Likely	32%	41%	+9	32%	37%	+5
	Neutral	12%	12%	0	13%	11%	-2
	Not Likely	57%	47%	-10	55%	51%	-4

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Spherion Staffing Services is a leading recruiting and staffing provider that specializes in placing administrative, clerical, customer service and light industrial candidates in temporary and full-time opportunities. As an industry pioneer for more than 60 years, Spherion Staffing Services has sourced, screened and placed millions of individuals in a multitude of industries throughout our network of offices across the United States and Canada.

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