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'Employees Are Relatively Optimistic'
MENLO PARK, CA -- Employees appear to agree with employers (see related
story) when it comes to having a relatively optimistic outlook on the economy, Accountemps Inc. here reported last
month.
Fifty-nine percent of employees who responded to the Menlo Park, Calif.-based
company's survey said they were either "very optimistic" (19% of respondents) or "somewhat optimistic"
(40% of those who answered the survey) about the economy and potential for job growth during the next year.
However, 29% of those who responded to the Accounteps company's survey indicated
that they were "not very optimistic" about economic prospects and 11% of respondents said that they were
"not at all optimistic."
The remaining 1% of survey respondents put themselves in the "don't know"
category.
"More and more workers see the glass as half-full and are optimistic the
economy will continue to recover in the year ahead. They also appear to be more confident about their own career
prospects than in the past," said Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps, in a company press release.
Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents said they were either "significantly
more optimistic" (31% of respondents) or "somewhat more optimistic" (26% of those who answered the
survey) about their career prospects.
Thirty-one percent of those who answered the Accountemps survey said they were
"neither more nor less optimistic," 8% of respondents said they were "somewhat less optimistic,"
3% of those who answered the survey said they were "much less optimistic" and the remaining 1% of respondents
put themselves in the "don't know" category.
The Accountemps survey results, which also tracked the demographics of those who
answered the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company's survey, suggested that employee outlook is to some extent stratified
by salary, gender and age.
"High-income professionals earning $75,000 a year or more are the most confident
about the economy and job growth ... . Sixty-seven percent of those polled in this category said they are at least
somewhat optimistic about the future," Accountemps reported.
In addition, 64% of men who answered the survey "expressed optimism about
job growth and the economy" vs. 53% of women who answered the survey.
"Workers 18 to 34 years of age were the most hopeful about their own career
prospects," the Menlo Park-based company said.
Sixty-two percent of those in the 18- to 34-year-old age range who answered the
survey said they were more optimistic than one year ago, according to Accountemps.
The Accountemps survey's results were comprised of responses from 573 people who
were age 18 or older and employed in "professional environments," the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company
said.
Accountemps, which describes itself as "a specialized staffing service for
temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals" developed the survey. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based
company said an independent research firm conducted the survey.
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