Inc. While hiring prospects have dimmed somewhat in recent quarters, the employment outlook remains brighter than in the early and mid-1990s. Moreover, the survey continues to show low layoff incidence and few reports of imminent workforce cutbacks. Technical and professional workers have enjoyed the most favorable, and stable, hiring prospects in recent quarters. The modest decline in hiring prospects has not been accompanied by growing threats to job security.
Employers continue to report very low layoff incidence.
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