Stable start to 2014 hiring but Europe weak, finds Manpower
10 December 2013
Global hiring conditions will remain stable or improve slightly in the first quarter of 2014, finds the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which sees Europe as the least positive continent.
Tue, 10 Dec 2013Global hiring conditions will remain stable or improve slightly in the first quarter of 2014, finds the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which sees Europe as the least positive continent.
The regular Manpower report, which surveyed over 65,000 employers across 42 of the world’s biggest economies, shows a positive employment balance in 34 of those markets.
Subtracting the percentage of firms looking to decrease headcount in Q1 2014 from the number looking to add to it, Asia-Pacific nations top the list globally:
This is this is the strongest outlook in Japan since 2008, and coincides with a Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast for Japan, available online, which finds 85% of almost 800 hiring managers survey suggested the employment market will either improve or stay at current levels through 2014.
Meanwhile, the UK was one of the strongest European nations with +5%, the two countries with a neutral employment outlook of 0% were European, namely The Netherlands and Switzerland, while six further countries from Europe had negative balances:
Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup president overseeing Southern Europe and the Americas, says: “It is encouraging to see that the improving economic situation in Europe is beginning to be translated into hiring intentions. More still needs to be done in countries like Italy, Spain and Ireland to improve the confidence of employers but it is overwhelmingly positive that we have reached the most encouraging levels since the recession began.”
The full Manpower Employment Outlook Survey report including breakdowns for individual countries is available online.
The regular Manpower report, which surveyed over 65,000 employers across 42 of the world’s biggest economies, shows a positive employment balance in 34 of those markets.
Subtracting the percentage of firms looking to decrease headcount in Q1 2014 from the number looking to add to it, Asia-Pacific nations top the list globally:
- Taiwan (+39%)
- India (+33%)
- New Zealand (+21%)
- Colombia (+19%)
- Singapore (+19%)
- Japan (+17%)
This is this is the strongest outlook in Japan since 2008, and coincides with a Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast for Japan, available online, which finds 85% of almost 800 hiring managers survey suggested the employment market will either improve or stay at current levels through 2014.
Meanwhile, the UK was one of the strongest European nations with +5%, the two countries with a neutral employment outlook of 0% were European, namely The Netherlands and Switzerland, while six further countries from Europe had negative balances:
- Italy (-10%)
- Ireland (-6%)
- Finland (-6%)
- Spain (-4%)
- Slovakia (-2%)
- Belgium (-1%)
Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup president overseeing Southern Europe and the Americas, says: “It is encouraging to see that the improving economic situation in Europe is beginning to be translated into hiring intentions. More still needs to be done in countries like Italy, Spain and Ireland to improve the confidence of employers but it is overwhelmingly positive that we have reached the most encouraging levels since the recession began.”
The full Manpower Employment Outlook Survey report including breakdowns for individual countries is available online.
