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The economy may soon improve, but that doesn’t mean workers will start sending out their résumés. Sixty-five percent of 630 employees surveyed by Accountemps, a temporary-staffing service in Menlo Park, Calif., indicated that they are not likely to switch jobs in the next six months. “People would rather stay with a place that’s weathered the bad economy than take a chance on someplace new,” says Bill Hayes, district president of Accountemps’ Boston office. Even so, he cautions companies to focus on employee retention.

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