Good News For Job Seekers, Workers In 2007

Posted on December 29, 2006
Filed Under Economic/Business news |

If you are planning to find a new job in the new year, you just may be in luck.
CareerBuilder.com has released the results of its latest survey.

Economists and employers predict a stable hiring environment to carry over in the new year.

“Recent reports from the U.S. Department of Labor support a sense in the market that the economy is slowing at a gradual, reasonable pace and inflation has steadied,” said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.com.

He said that 40 percent of hiring managers and human resource professionals surveyed said they would increase their number of full-time, permanent employees in 2007. Eight percent expected to decrease their employee head count, while 40 percent said they expect no change in the numbers. About 12 percent surveyed said they were not sure.

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