WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy has been adding a healthy number of jobs in recent months, and according to a quarter ManpowerGroup survey, that trend will continue.
Its survey of 11,000 U.S. employers said 22 percent plan to add staff in the second quarter, and only 3 percent anticipate job cuts during the second quarter.
Even the struggling manufacturing sector is seeing what Manpower calls “green shoots.”
Manufacturing is “transforming itself to be higher tech and data driven, stepping up the increased global competitiveness,” said Michael Stull, Manpower North American senior vice president.
“We’re seeing traditional manufacturing hubs go from rust belt to brain belt through targeted investments in tailored training programs that help re-skill the workforce for the jobs of tomorrow,” he said.
Stull also noted that to keep up, the pace of that transformation needs to be faster and will require more employers to go all in to build the skills.
However, robust hiring is not uniform across the country.
The Manpower survey found employers in the Midwest, South and West expect hiring to remain relatively stable, while employers in the Northeast expect a slight decrease in hiring.
See complete results of the survey on the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey website.
