Survey – companies adding staff
Posted Mar 9, 2010 04:39:56 PM.
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An encouraging forecast when it comes to Waterloo Region’s hiring climate in the months ahead.
The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey suggests 15% of employers plan to add more staff in the second quarter of this year.
77% say they will hold the line on staffing levels, while only 5% anticipate cutbacks in the April to June period.
The region’s Net Employment Outlook of 10% is double the 5% recorded in the same quarter last year.
It’s also a 7% increase from the previous quarter.
Brooke Worthman, Manpower’s Kitchener Branch Manager tells 570 News it all adds up to “a positive hiring climate for the upcoming quarter”.
She says the high tech, education, health care and office sectors will lead the way in local employment growth in this upcoming quarter.
