Numbers

Accounting and finance workers aren't as confident about the employment market lately. The group's Hudson Employment Index slipped 1.2 points - to 111.9 - in September, which is still 5.7 points higher than it was last September. And, the number of workers who were worried about losing their job in September hit a record low for this sector, coming in at 11 percent. This was six points lower than August.

The index for accounting and finance workers also showed:

• There was a five-point drop to 31 percent in the number of workers who expected their company to add headcount in the coming months.
  
• Fewer workers were happy with their job in September (74 percent) than in August (75 percent).
• More workers rated their finances as “excellent” or “good” in September (58 percent) than in August (55 percent).
• While fewer workers said that their finances were getting worse (33 percent in September compared to 34 percent in August), there was a two-point dip to 46 percent in the number of workers who said their finances were getting better.