UK employment given boost by the wet weather, says ManpowerGroup
11 March 2014
Hiring prospects throughout the UK have been given a boost by the terrible weather experienced across the country in the winter months, according to staffing giant ManpowerGroup.
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
Hiring prospects throughout the UK have been given a boost by the terrible weather experienced across the country in the winter months, according to staffing giant ManpowerGroup.
With an outlook of +6%, employers across the UK intending to take on staff in the second quarter of 2014 as the economic recovery gathers momentum. And for the first time since 2008 employers in every sector are intending to hire.
The national seasonally adjusted net employment outlook indicates that the jobs market is marginally up on the first quarter of 2014 when the outlook was +5%.
ManpowerGroup UK managing director Mark Cahill says: “Whilst the overall outlook has been consistently positive now for a number of quarters, it’s actually been six years since the employers we’ve interviewed have reported positive hiring plans in every single sector.
“In particular, the construction forecast has been in negative territory since 2008 and was one of the sectors hardest hit by the recession, but with a score of +2% up from -6% last quarter, it has really bounced back.”
While government schemes like Help to Buy have undoubtedly given construction a much needed boost, according to ManpowerGroup the bad weather experienced across the UK throughout the winter could be responsible for the sector’s leap into positive territory.
With an outlook of +6%, employers across the UK intending to take on staff in the second quarter of 2014 as the economic recovery gathers momentum. And for the first time since 2008 employers in every sector are intending to hire.
The national seasonally adjusted net employment outlook indicates that the jobs market is marginally up on the first quarter of 2014 when the outlook was +5%.
ManpowerGroup UK managing director Mark Cahill says: “Whilst the overall outlook has been consistently positive now for a number of quarters, it’s actually been six years since the employers we’ve interviewed have reported positive hiring plans in every single sector.
“In particular, the construction forecast has been in negative territory since 2008 and was one of the sectors hardest hit by the recession, but with a score of +2% up from -6% last quarter, it has really bounced back.”
While government schemes like Help to Buy have undoubtedly given construction a much needed boost, according to ManpowerGroup the bad weather experienced across the UK throughout the winter could be responsible for the sector’s leap into positive territory.
