Saskatoon and area employers are expecting a favourable hiring climate in the final quarter of the year. The latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey shows 10 per cent of employers plan to hire in the October to December period. 83 per cent plan to maintain current staffing. Three per cent expect to see cutbacks. Four per cent are unsure. Taking out the seasonal variations, the fourth quarter outlook of 10 per cent is a 13 percentage point increase when compared to the previous quarterly outlook. It’s an increase of seven percentage points from the Outlook for the same period a year ago. Darlene Minatel is the Country Manager for ManpowerGroup Canada. She says, “With the unemployment rate hovering near 40-year lows, competition for talent is heating up across the country.” She says, “Skilled trades and bilingual candidates are especially in demand, causing upward pressure on wages and an increase in permanent full-time hiring.”
Hiring Climate Expected to Improve in the Final Quarter
By Steve Chisholm
Sep 11, 2018 | 7:46 AM
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