{"id":1623,"date":"2008-06-18T09:08:31","date_gmt":"2008-06-18T14:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/06\/hiring-on-the-rebound\/"},"modified":"2008-06-19T10:08:19","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T15:08:19","slug":"hiring-on-the-rebound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/06\/hiring-on-the-rebound\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring On The Rebound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/manpower.mediaroom.com\/file.php\/%20binaries\/192\/Q308+US+MEOS+Release+FINAL.pdf\">hiring outlook from the Manpower survey<\/a> looks far better than a year ago which is a good sign.\u00a0 Although there is weakness in areas, the hiring trend is still positive:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhile overall softness continues in the third quarter, employers are generally not reacting with large-scale payroll reductions,\u201d said Jeffrey A. Joerres, chairman and CEO of Manpower Inc. \u201cThe gradual slowdown suggests that employers have become sophisticated at anticipating their hiring needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the 14,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 26% expect to increase their workforces during the July \u2013 September period, while 10% expect to scale back their payrolls for a net employment outlook of 16% (seasonally adjusted 12%). Fifty-eight percent expect no change in the hiring pace, and 6% are undecided about their hiring plans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m not certain why Manpower leads their article with a hiring decrease.\u00a0 The only section I find that supports this view:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Seasonally adjusted survey data indicates that hiring in five of the 10 industry sectors surveyed will decrease slightly during the upcoming quarter compared to Quarter 2 2008 making it the weakest employment outlook since Quarter 4 2003.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fine, but a year ago the same survey revealed that only 13% of the respondents were going to increase hiring while 7% were going to decrease payrolls.\u00a0 Whatever the characterization, it is a tepid forecast that still contains overall growth &#8211; a good sign for a slow economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hiring outlook from the Manpower survey looks far better than a year ago which is a good sign.\u00a0 Although there is weakness in areas, the hiring trend is still positive: \u201cWhile overall softness continues in the third quarter, employers are generally not reacting with large-scale payroll reductions,\u201d said Jeffrey A. Joerres, chairman and CEO of Manpower Inc. \u201cThe gradual slowdown suggests that employers have become sophisticated at anticipating their hiring needs.\u201d Of the 14,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 26% expect to increase their workforces during the July \u2013 September period, while 10% expect to scale back their payrolls for a net employment outlook of 16% (seasonally adjusted 12%). Fifty-eight percent&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/06\/hiring-on-the-rebound\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49,2,5],"tags":[788,50,432,787],"class_list":["post-1623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","category-hiring","category-trends","tag-hiring-prediction","tag-hiring-trend","tag-manpower-survey","tag-q3-2008-hiring-trend"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-qb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":497,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/12\/twin-cities-hiring-trend\/","url_meta":{"origin":1623,"position":0},"title":"Twin Cities&#8217; Hiring Trend","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"December 12, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"I never put much stock in these types of surveys, but the local Pioneer Press reports on the recent Manpower survey: Twin Cities employers expect to hire at a sluggish pace during the first quarter of 2007, a Manpower employment survey found. Of the companies interviewed about their hiring plans,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1176,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/09\/hiring-outlook-still-strong\/","url_meta":{"origin":1623,"position":1},"title":"Hiring Outlook Still Strong","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"September 11, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"The hiring outlook for the remainder of the year is being bandied about by the media, but the latest Manpower survey paints a fairly clear picture of a strong market: Of the 14,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 27% expect to increase their workforces during the fourth quarter of 2007, while 9%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1467,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/03\/a-soft-hiring-trend\/","url_meta":{"origin":1623,"position":2},"title":"A Soft Hiring Trend","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Manpower's quarterly survey is often considered a bellwether of the upcoming labor market.\u00a0 The Wall Street Journal reports on this trend in Hiring Plans Soften Across Industries. The title sounds a dire alarm, but there\u00a0 is an interesting quote within the article: Jonas Prising, president of Manpower North America, characterized\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1940,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/03\/find-the-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":1623,"position":3},"title":"Find The 15%","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 12, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"CNNMoney.com provides this article regarding 2009 hiring.\u00a0 As you may expect, hiring is down and it appears more cuts are coming soon: Of the 31,800 employers surveyed, only 15% anticipate hiring more employees during the second quarter, down from 16% in the first quarter and 26% in the same period\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2300,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2010\/03\/2010-hiring-trends\/","url_meta":{"origin":1623,"position":4},"title":"2010 Hiring Trends","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 31, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Herman Group newsletter: According to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Surveys, the US will have a year-over-year increase of about five percent with a record-tying 73 percent of employers keeping staff levels stable. Twelve of the 13 industry sectors surveyed report positive net employment outlooks, meaning employers in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1544,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/05\/top-3-in-demand-positions\/","url_meta":{"origin":1623,"position":5},"title":"Top 3 In-Demand Positions","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 1, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"From RecruitingTrends.com (my emphasis): Manpower Inc. releases the results of its third annual talent shortage survey, revealing that 31% of employers globally are finding it increasingly more difficult to fill jobs. 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