Two recent surveys announced by different divisions of Spherion show that both administrative workers and accounting and finance professionals believe that the economy is getting better.

The Administrative & Clerical Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. administrative and clerical workers, jumped 6.9 points in the second quarter of 2009, according to a recent survey commissioned by Todays Office Professionals, a division of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN). The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, reveals increased overall confidence among administrative and clerical workers, with more workers indicating that they believe the economy is getting stronger.

And in another survey, the Accounting and Finance Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. accounting and finance workers, jumped 5.7 points to 48.0 in the second quarter of 2009, according to a recent survey commissioned by The Mergis Group, the professional placement division of Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN). The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, reveals that accounting and finance workers' overall optimism rebounded in the second quarter of 2009. The upward trend in confidence was driven by fewer workers believing that the economy is getting weaker.