UPBEAT HIRING CLIMATE EXPECTED FOR KITCHENER/CAMBRIDGE

Kitchener – Kitchener/Cambridge area employers expect an upbeat hiring climate for the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

Survey data reveals that 15 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter (April to June), while five per cent anticipate cutbacks, stated Brooke Worthman of Manpower’s Kitchener office. Another 77 per cent of employers intend to maintain their current staffing levels and three per cent are unsure of their hiring intentions for the second quarter of 2010.

“Kitchener/Cambridge’s second quarter Net Employment Outlook of 10 per cent is an increase from the same time last year when employers reported a Net Employment Outlook of five per cent,” said Worthman. “It is also a seven percentage point increase from the previous quarter indicating a positive hiring climate for the upcoming quarter.”

“This quarter’s Net Employment Outlook indicates that the hopeful hiring climate reported in the previous quarter will continue to improve in the second quarter of 2010,” says Byrne Luft, VP, Marketing for Manpower Canada. “Employers who intend to hire are telling us that they plan to hire at a moderately stronger pace than during the same time last year and that’s good news. But most – three in four – are telling us they will make no changes to their payrolls in the quarter ahead indicating added stability in the labour market.”

Of the 10 surveyed industry sectors, employers in the Education and Mining industry sectors report the most favourable results for the second quarter of 2010 with projected Net Employment Outlooks of 15 per cent, once seasonal variations are removed from the data. This is followed by the Construction sector, where employers anticipate a respectable hiring climate, reporting a seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of 10 per cent.