) Employee Confidence Index remained virtually unchanged, decreasing 0.2 points to 48.2 in August. The index, which measures workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, reveals that slightly more workers believe the economy is getting weaker, although the percentage indicating that more jobs are available increased. Despite nominal movement in our latest Employee Confidence Index, there was quite a bit of good news inside our latest report," said Roy Krause, president and CEO of SFN Group, Inc. "Not only are workers feeling more secure in their current positions, but they are also feeling slightly more optimistic about the future of their current employers." Analyze Any Stock FREE! Click