Manpower, (2013), “Employment Outlook Survey: Global – Q1/2014”, ManpowerGroup, December.
Each quarter ManpowerGroup conducts research to measure employment trends* in the world’s major labor markets.
To measure hiring expectations between January and March 2014, ManpowerGroup interviewed over 65,000 employers in 42 countries and territories. Despite continuing economic challenges and widespread uncertainty in the global labor market, the first-quarter research reveals that the majority of hiring managers will continue to add to their workforces by varying degrees during the first quarter of 2014. Payroll additions are expected to outpace payroll reductions in 34 of the 42 countries and territories.
Employers in Taiwan, India and New Zealand report the strongest first-quarter hiring plans globally. The weakest—and only negative—Net Employment Outlooks are reported in Italy, Ireland, Finland, Spain, Slovakia and Belgium. Hiring optimism strengthens from three months ago in 21 countries and territories, but weakens in 15. Outlooks are also stronger in 21 countries and territories in a year-over-year comparison, but decline in 17.
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Relevant Posts
- Billington, I., (2013), “Euro-Zone Unemployment Unlikely to Fall Quickly”, The Wall Street Journal, The Euro Crisis Blog, 10 September.
- Manpower, (2013), “Employment Outlook Survey: Global – Q4/2013”, ManpowerGroup, September.