
Bottom LINE
• Employment expectations down substantially
• New-hire compensation growth down substantially
• Recruiting difficulty down substantially
Manufacturing Series
Net Increasing
Index August 2008
22.5 Employment Expectations
0.4 New-Hire Compensation
7.7 Exempt Vacancies
6.9 Nonexempt Vacancies
-7.6 Recruiting Difficulty
Service Sector Series
Net Increasing
Index August 2008
19.7 Employment Expectations
6.6 New-Hire Compensation
3.1 Exempt Vacancies
9.7 Nonexempt Vacancies
9.8 Recruiting Difficulty
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations are collaborating to produce and publish the SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicator of National Employment® (LINE®).
LINE Data TOC
August 2008 Employment Expectations

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