IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER TO FIND A TEMPORARY JOB OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. MANPOWER VICE PRESIDENT JEFF PARKER TELLS 770 KKOB HIRING IS EXPECTED TO BE UP MORE THAN TEN PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. BUT HE SAYS IT DOESN'T GET THE CITY BACK TO 2008 LEVELS. BUT HE SAYS THE CITY'S RETAIL BASE IS STRONGER, NOT ONLY IN ALBUQUERQUE BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
PARKER SAYS CONSUMERS ARE NOW FEELING MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT SPENDING OVER THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. HE SAYS CREDIT HAS LOOSENED, AND THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY IN THE RETAIL SECTOR.
