According to the findings of the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, U.S. hiring intentions are the highest in 10 years. The findings reveal employers across the country anticipate dding to staff in Q1 2018.
U.S. firms were asked, "How do you anticipate total employment at your location to change in the three months to the end of March 2018 compared to the current quarter."
Twenty-one percent of those polled say they plan to increase staff levels, 5% plan to decrease staff levels, 71% plan to maintain staff levels and 3% say they don't know, which resulted in a seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of 19% for Q1 2018. This compared to a Net Employment Outlook of 17% in Q4 2017 and 16% in Q1 2017, the findings reveal.