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Human Resources
MILD HIRING CLIMATE EXPECTED FOR KITCHENER/CAMBRIDGE AREA
Kitchener – Kitchener/Cambridge area employers report a mild hiring climate for the second quarter of 2009, according the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Survey data reveals that 17 per cent of employers intend to hire for the upcoming quarter (April to June), while 12 per cent plan to reduce their workforce, stated Marie Hutchinson of Manpower’s Kitchener office. Another 70 per cent of employers expect to maintain their current staffing levels and one per cent are unsure of their hiring intentions for the upcoming quarter.
“Kitchener/Cambridge’s second quarter Net Employment Outlook of five per cent is a 16 percentage point decrease from the same time last year when the Net Employment Outlook was 21 per cent,” said Hutchinson. “However, this quarter’s outlook is on par with the previous quarter indicating that the cautious climate experienced in the previous quarter will continue into the second quarter of 2009.”
“This quarter’s national Net Employment Outlook indicates that the steady hiring climate experienced in the previous quarter has decreased,” says Lori Rogers, VP of Operations for Manpower Canada. “Canadian employers are telling us that while they will continue to increase their payrolls they will do so at a more cautious pace than in the previous quarters.”
Of the 10 surveyed industry sectors, employers in the Services sector report the most hopeful results for the April to June period of 2009 with a projected Net Employment Outlook of 11 per cent once seasonal variations are removed from the data. Employers in the Public Administration and Construction sectors expect a moderate quarter both with Net Employment Outlooks of 10 per cent.
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