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Ohio Employment Report: Employee Confidence Index Continues Positive Upward Trend

COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 22, 2010— The Ohio Employee Confidence Index increased 0.9 points to 49.1 in December, according to the latest Spherion^® Employment Report. The monthly survey conducted by Harris Interactive^® on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), shows that fewer workers believe more jobs are available, however, more workers are confident about finding a new job.

Results from the Ohio Employment Report:

Only four percent of workers believe that more jobs exist, a decrease of 12 percentage points from November.
More workers (43 percent) are confident in their ability to find a job, a nine-percentage-point increase from the previous month.
Seventy-two percent of workers are confident in the future of their employer, an increase of 13 percentage points from November.

"The continuing upward movement of the Employee Confidence Index is a positive sign that, despite the concern over the number of jobs that exist, workers are feeling slightly more optimistic," said Robert Schulte, Spherion franchise owner in Ohio. "As more reports emerge about increased projected hiring in the first part of 2010, workers will more than likely remain cautiously optimistic while waiting for companies to begin hiring."

December 2009 Employment Report Results		Ohio Workers			U.S. Workers
		Nov	Dec	% Point Change	Nov	Dec	% Point Change
Economy	Getting Stronger	18%	20%	+2	23%	24%	+1
	Staying Same	44%	45%	+1	41%	43%	+2
	Getting Weaker	38%	35%	-3	35%	33%	-2
Job Availability	More Jobs	16%	4%	-12	9%	8%	-1
	Same Amount	20%	17%	-3	23%	24%	+1
	Fewer Jobs	64%	79%	+15	68%	68%	0
Ability to Find New Job	Confident	34%	43%	+9	39%	38%	-1
	Neutral	38%	33%	-5	34%	34%	0
	Not Confident	28%	24%	-4	27%	29%	+2
Future of Current Employer	Confident	59%	72%	+13	65%	64%	-1
	Neutral	30%	19%	-11	22%	23%	+1
	Not Confident	12%	9%	-3	13%	13%	0
Likelihood to Lose Job	Likely	13%	13%	0	17%	15%	-2
	Neutral	9%	11%	+2	13%	14%	+1
	Not Likely	78%	76%	-2	70%	70%	0
Likelihood to Look for New Job	Likely	41%	42%	+1	37%	36%	-1
	Neutral	12%	9%	-3	11%	13%	+2
	Not Likely	47%	49%	+2	51%	51%	0

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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.

Spherion Staffing Services is a division of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN), which operates a family of specialty brands providing strategic workplace solutions in professional recruiting, outsourcing, managed services and contractor compliance programs, technology services and general staffing. For more information, please visit www.spherion.com.