Hudson Employment Index(SM) Ends Year on Low Note

NEW YORK, NY fell 4.6 points in December to 87.3, as workers' confidence in the U.S. labor market continued to decline. Virtually all of the factors used to calculate the Index weakened in December, leaving the measure more than 15 points below the 102.7 recorded a year ago.

Hudson (NASDAQ: HHGP), a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management services worldwide, publishes the Hudson Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market. Starting with the January 2008 data, the Hudson Employment Index is moving to a Tuesday release schedule. Data will become available three days prior to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Situation News Release. Next month's Hudson Employment Index will be released on January 29. Results will be seasonally adjusted beginning next month as well.

The work force continued to be concerned with the state of their finances. In December, just 33 percent of workers reported that they thought their personal finances were improving. That is down one point from November and five points from October. In addition, 42 percent rated their financial situation favorably, compared to 43 percent in October. There was also a two-point increase to 19 percent in the number of workers who described their finances as "poor."

"Amid increasing talks of recession, workers' outlook can be significantly shaped by what they see and hear in the news," said Robert Morgan, co-president of Recruitment and Talent Management, Hudson. "In actuality, the situation may not be as bad as some believe. For instance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics continues to report stable job growth on a monthly basis, indicative of the fact that there are still employment opportunities out there."

Nevertheless, the number of workers who thought their employers were in hiring mode fell another two points to 23 percent in December. There was also a one-point up-tick to 18 percent among people expecting their employers to cut staff. At the same time, the number of people who were not worried about losing their jobs dropped three points to 70 percent in December.

"In the new year, workers should understand that the situation can improve and their employers are still hiring," says Morgan. "The Index registered its record high in early 2007, so clearly, a lot can happen in just a few months."

                    All Workers   All Workers   All Workers   All Managers
                   December 2007 November 2007 December 2006  December 2007

Hudson Employment
 Index                  87.3          91.9         102.7          96.1

Expected Hiring          23%           25%           30%           24%

Finances Improving       33%           34%           41%           37%

Worried About
 Job Security            20%           19%           18%           18%

*A more detailed data report is available at www.hudson-index.com.

Hudson also publishes the Hudson Report, a quarterly look at employers? expectations to increase or decrease staff levels in the Asia-Pacific region. The Q1 2008 results will be released on January 17. Contact Hudson for additional information.

The Hudson Employment Index

The Hudson Employment Index (www.Hudson-Index.com) is based on monthly telephone surveys with approximately 9,000 U.S. workers. The Index tracks aggregate employment trends regarding career opportunities, hiring intentions, job satisfaction and retention. The data is compiled each month by Rasmussen Reports, LLC, an independent research firm (www.RasmussenReports.com).

Survey results are segmented by 11 cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington, D.C. The Index surveys five occupational sectors: accounting and finance, health care, information technology, manufacturing and legal. The Hudson Employment Index also measures employee confidence by age, gender, race and compensation.

Data reported in this release is based on a national telephone survey of 9,055 working Americans during the month of December. The margin of sampling error for a survey based on this number of interviews is approximately +/-1 percent with a 95 percent level of confidence. The Hudson Employment Index is a service mark owned by Hudson Highland Group, Inc.

Hudson

Hudson (NASDAQ: HHGP) is a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management services worldwide. From single placements to total outsourced solutions, Hudson helps clients achieve greater organizational performance by assessing, recruiting, developing and engaging the best and brightest people for their businesses. The company employs more than 3,600 professionals serving clients and candidates in more than 20 countries. More information is available at www.hudson.com.

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