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Manpower press release:

FAVOURABLE HIRING CLIMATE EXPECTED FOR HAMILTON

(Hamilton, ON September 13, 2011) – Hamilton area employers expect a favourable hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

Survey data reveals that 23 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter (October to December), while seven per cent anticipate cutbacks, stated Erica Giannou of Manpower’s Hamilton office. Another 70 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels for the upcoming quarter.

“Hamilton’s fourth quarter Net Employment Outlook of 16 per cent is an improvement from the outlook of 10 per cent reported for the previous quarter,” said Giannou. “It is also a 10 percentage point increase from the outlook reported during the same time last year indicating a positive hiring climate for the upcoming months.”


Larger context: Canada’s employment outlook droops [Eric Lam, National Post, Sept 13, 2011]

Canada’s employment outlook will get a little bleaker to close out the year, but there is still enough positive sentiment for a steady hiring climate, the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey said Tuesday.

The survey of more than 1,900 Canadian employers found 20% planned to increase their payrolls in the fourth quarter, compared with 26% a quarter ago, while 8% plan to shrink their payrolls compared with only 4% in the prior quarter.

Overall, the seasonally adjusted net employment outlook stands at +13%, down from +16% in the prior quarter. Meanwhile, 70% of employers plan to maintain staffing levels, while 2% are unsure....

The best sector for job hunters is the mining sector, with a seasonally adjusted +26% net employment outlook. The poorest, meanwhile, is the education sector, with only a +8% net employment outlook, down one percentage point from the previous quarter.