According to the Randstad Technologies Employee Confidence Index, IT workers' confidence declined to 57.4 in fourth quarter 2014 from 61.7, the record high, in the third quarter of 2014. Despite the decline, the Employee Confidence Index still remained above the confidence threshold of 50.0, a positive indicator that confidence levels remained high overall. The study, conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Randstad Technologies, measured overall confidence levels expressed by 190 U.S. IT workers ages 18 and older. The results are indicative of survey information collected during October, November and December of 2014.