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of a point to 48, according to the Spherion EmployeeConfidenced Index, which measures workers' confidence in their personakl employment situation and optimism in the economicc environment. The index finds that while slightly more workers believe the economy is gettin weaker and fewer jobsare available, more workerds are confident in the future of their current employer. "Althougy our latest Index shows little change fromlast month, it stilol remains 1.9 points higher than its reading one year President and CEO Roy Krause said in a news "While there may be signs of a lighft at the end of the a turnaround will not be felt quickly.
” The results of the surveyh come amid mixed economic news. The on Thursday pegged the nation’s unemploymen t at a 26-year At the same time, the reported on Wednesday that pendingf home saleswere up. Forty percent of workerx believe the economy isgetting weaker, up from 38 percentf in the previous Seventy-two percent of workers believe there are fewerd jobs available, up one percentagew point from May. Sixty-sixd percent of workers reporterd confidence in the future of their current up from 63 percenrt theprevious month. Thirty-five percent of workers are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 up one percentage pointfrom May.