December 8, 2009 – Fayetteville area employers expect to hire at a solid pace during the first quarter of 2010, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Among survey participants, the Fayetteville area employment outlook is the third best in the nation.
From January to March, 19% of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 8% expect to reduce their payrolls, according to Manpower spokesperson Amanda Fulp. Another 69% expect to maintain their current staff levels and 4% are not certain of their hiring plans.
“Compared with the previous quarter when 11% of companies interviewed intended to add employees, and 11% planned to reduce staff levels, area hiring levels appear to be significantly stronger,” said Amanda Fulp. “Employers are slightly more optimistic about hiring activity as compared to one year ago, when 16% of companies surveyed planned to increase staff levels and 8% expected to cut payrolls.”
For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in Nondurable Goods Manufacturing, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Financial Activities, Leisure & Hospitality, Other Services and Government. Employers in Durable Goods Manufacturing and Transportation & Utilities plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in Construction, Information, Professional & Business Services and Education & Health Services is expected to remain unchanged.
Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed in the U.S., 12% expect to increase their staff levels during the January - March period, while 12% expect to reduce their payrolls. Seventy-three percent expect no change in hiring, and 3% are undecided about their Quarter 1 2010 hiring plans.
The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on March 9, 2010 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 2 2010.
Source: Manpower
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