Manpower forecasting ‘active’ hiring climate in third quarter
NEWS RELEASE
MANPOWER
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According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, Kitchener/Cambridge area employers expect an active hiring climate for the third quarter of 2021.
“Survey data reveals that 21% of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, while none anticipate cutbacks,” stated Charity Magowan of Manpower’s Stoney Creek office. “Another 72% of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter, while the remaining 7% of employers are unsure of their hiring intentions.”
“With seasonal variations removed from the data, Kitchener/Cambridge’s third quarter Net Employment Outlook of +22% is the same percentage as the previous quarterly Outlook,” said Magowan. “It is also a 4-percentage point increase from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a solid hiring pace for the upcoming months.”
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“Widespread vaccination and settling of the pandemic may well be contributing to an increase in employers planning to return to workplace-based working for the third quarter of 2021,” said Darlene Minatel, Country Manager of ManpowerGroup Canada. “With all ten industry sectors expecting to hire in the upcoming quarter, and hiring intentions steady across all four regions, there will continue to be opportunities for job seekers.”
“Looking back to the third quarter of 2020 — the weakest quarter for employment Outlook since the survey began in 1978, the Employment Outlook has increased significantly in just one year. A national Outlook of +8% for Q3 2021 puts us exactly on par with pre-pandemic Outlooks.”
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