Manpower Survey Finds U.S. Employers Will Continue Hiring
U.S. employers show no signs of slowing the pace of hiring in the second quarter.
March 14, 2006
Manpower Survey Finds U.S. Employers Will Continue Hiring
A third of U.S. employers show no signs of slowing their hiring pace in the
second quarter of 2006, according to the latest quarterly Manpower Employment
Outlook Survey.
Of the 16,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 30 percent predict increased
hiring for the second quarter of 2006, while 6 percent expect reducing payrolls.
Fifty-eight percent report no change in hiring plans, and 6 percent haven't made
staffing decisions for the quarter.
While employers in most industry sector plan few changes in hiring,
mining is experiencing its highest need for workers in the past 25 years fueled
by a surge in demand for coal, according to the survey.
Hiring plans are also bright internationally. The survey found positive
second-quarter hiring plans in 23 of 24 countries and territories surveyed.
Japanese and German employers reported their most optimistic staffing plans
since the survey began in these countries in the second quarter of 2003. Japan,
India, Taiwan, Peru, New Zealand and Hong Kong reported the strongest overall
second-quarter hiring plans. Italian employers reported a negative hiring
outlook for the quarter.
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