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Right surveyed workers in 18 countries to determine how confident
they felt about their jobs and prospects for finding a new job, if
necessary. After
Norway, other high-scoring worker confidence levels were found in
Spain and Japan, which tied for second as the country with the most
optimistic workers. Also scoring high in worker confidence were Sweden
and Ireland. These results are based on interviews conducted in March and
April and have an average error margin of +/- 4.

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14 countries. It
offers services to corporations of all sizes through a global network
of more than 300 service locations and the Internet.

State Street Global Philanthropy Program Reports 2004 Grants of More than US$9.3 Million

State Street granted an additional
$290,000 to 38 non-profit organizations to sponsor fund-raising
events.

About State Street Corporation

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading
specialist in providing institutional investors with investment
servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. For more information,
visit State Street's web site at www.

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Despite their relative security about their own jobs , Canadians
still believe the overall job market remains tight: Nearly 80 percent
said it would be somewhat or very difficult for an out-of-work
employee to find a comparably paying job. That group included 62 percent
who said a laid-off worker would have a "very difficult" time
replacing a lost job.
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Individual country indexes ranged from a low of 43.2 in Norway. The fieldwork
was coordinated by ICR - International Communications Research of
Media, Pa.com/ca) is the world 's
largest career transition and organizational consulting firm. In addition,
State Street awarded 16 grants totaling nearly $80,000 to charitable
organizations in honor of State Street volunteers and one grant of
$10,000 for management assistance.

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BOSTON----State Street Corporation
(NYSE: STT), the world's leading provider of services to institutional
investors , announced today that its Global Philanthropy Program made
528 grants totaling more than US$9.

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In Canada, 520 fulltime workers, at all levels and with household
incomes ranging from less than $25 ,000 to more than $75,000, were
surveyed.26
for Canada).
The program contributed to nonprofit organizations that provide
community service initiatives in four primary focus areas: education
and job skills training (146 grants totaling more than $3 million);
health and human needs (178 grants totaling more than $3. states, Haiti and the
Cayman Islands, following a series of hurricanes that caused extensive
damage in the region last fall.

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Until the job
market completely recovers, we are only seeing incremental shifts in
worker confidence levels.

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That number is an improvement from six months
ago when only 71 percent felt their jobs were secure. Workers in the following countries were surveyed:
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Ireland, Italy , Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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80 Percent of Canadians Expect to Hold on to Their Jobs This Year According to New Survey on Worker Confidence by Right Management Consultants

Workers in Germany are the most pessimistic about their
country's job markets.
From most confident to least confident , the results by country
were: Norway, Spain and Japan (tied for second), Ireland, Sweden,
Australia , Korea, Denmark the UK, Hong Kong, US, Belgium, France,
Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland , and Germany.
"Overall, worker confidence levels around the globe appear to be
trending upward ," said Lowsky.S.4 trillion in assets
under management as of December 31, 2004, State Street operates in 25
countries and more than 100 markets worldwide.

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The Index is based on telephone interviews
with a random sample of 300 - 1,000 fulltime workers in each country,
based on country size.

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"But there is recognition that
jobs are still not plentiful , nor are they easy to land. In combination, the two lines of business enable
Right to help businesses manage the entire life cycle of their
employees. Right is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manpower, Inc.3 million in 2004, including
$595,000 in future commitments.

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"Employees are feeling cautiously more confident than they did six
months ago about the job market," said Bram Lowsky, senior vice
president of Right in Eastern Canada.2 million); and
neighborhood revitalization (45 grants totaling more than $1.

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Canada's index score of 48.com

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About the Methodology

The Career Confidence Index(TM) is conducted by Right Management
Consultants twice a year to measure career confidence among fulltime
workers around the globe. The company is a
worldwide leader in customized career transition solutions and also
offers a wide range of organizational consulting services, including
talent management, leadership development and organizational
performance services .

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Among that group, 31 percent
said it would be "very difficult" for a laid-off worker to find a new
job. Those numbers are similar to those reported by Canadian workers
six months ago when Right last conducted its survey of worker
confidence.

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"In 13 of the 18 countries surveyed ,
worker confidence levels were higher than they were six months ago.

About Right Management Consultants

Right Management Consultants (www.right.5 trillion in assets under custody and $1 .

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TORONTO----Canadians are slowly
feeling more confident about the job market, with 77 percent
predicting little or no likelihood of losing their job in the coming
year, according to a survey of 529 fulltime workers by Right
Management Consultants.5 percent of employees believe their own jobs are
at risk, and 97 percent say a laid-off worker would have a somewhat or
very difficult time finding new work.

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Each year, the company directs a portion of its pre-tax
profits to the State Street Foundation, which funds the Global
Philanthropy Program, in order to help address community needs. The program also supported select arts and cultural
initiatives (30 grants totaling more than $500,000) along with civic
improvements (10 grants totaling more than $90,000).
Included in this were grants totaling $275,000 from the program's
Disaster Relief Emergency Assistance Fund, which supported relief
efforts in Florida, several Southeastern U.

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1 in Germany to
a high of 63.31 points (+/- 4.1 million);
youth programs (101 grants totaling more than $1.
State Street's Global Philanthropy Program had 29 individual
contribution committees in 18 countries in 2004, including Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Japan , Luxembourg, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR),
Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland , Taiwan, the United
Kingdom, and the U.

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Norway is home to the world's most confident workers.

In addition to Germany, lower worker confidence levels were
reported in Switzerland and Italy .