jeffrey joerre>> i would like t. right now, we are in a critical spot.ken before -- >> how do we stop the slide? >> we stop the slide by giving additional visibility to what will be coming and not coming. we have limited opportunities to do that. it is difficult to say that we have long-term and short-term objectives. it comes down to confidence. hiring is a confidence in demand. those two combined. we are starting to see the demand. does the demand start to level off? we do not know that. but i can feel very confident in saying the demand may not level off as much after there is a certain amount of inventory replenishment if we give them confidence that we are not going to give them any more -- any type of thing that is going to get in the way of them expanding their business. small business must create jobs to back up the efficiency that will be driven out of the job deterioration in large businesses. >> dr. hassett? >> i hate to waffle and sate two thanks. i think reducing the corporate rate is urgent if we want to create the context that is necessary

jeffrey joerre>> i would like t. right now, we are in a critical spot.fety net to stop some things happening now. that is not job creation. that is stopping the slide. i think we need to do that. i have spoken before -- >> how do we stop the slide? >> we stop the slide by giving additional visibility to what will be coming and not coming. we have limited opportunities to do that. it is difficult to say that we have long-term and short-term objectives. it comes down to confidence. hiring is a confidence in demand. those two combined. we are starting to see the demand. does the demand start to level off? we do not know that. but i can feel very confident in saying the demand may not level off as much after there is a certain amount of inventory replenishment if we give them confidence that we are not going to give them any more -- any type of thing that is going to get in the way of them expanding their business. small business must create jobs to back up the efficiency that will be driven out of the job deterioration in large businesses. >> dr. hassett? >

jeffrey joerres is the chairman chief executive officer of manpower inc. he joined manpower in 1993, served as vice president of marketing and later senior vice president of european operations and global account management, promoted to president and ceo in 1999. 2001 was named chairman of the board. again, i have more information that i can put up here explaining your eminent qualifications, but thank you for being here and we're anxious to hear your perspective on these questions. >> thank you, senator. job creation is a topic that we absolutely, deeply believe in as everyday reconnect people to jobs is what we do as a living. globally we have more than 400,000 associates on assignment at any given day. in 2009, we interviewed over 12 million people during network of more than a hundred offices in the united states. we absolutely have a finger on the pulse of what's going on in the labor market. so what are we seen? companies are clearly starting to hire. there's no doubt about it. however the recovery, like the recovery of the last few recessions will b