Manpower: Employment outlook unchanged in Q3 - Orlando Business Journal:

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"Employer attitudes about hiring remaij essentially unchanged compared to thepreviouws quarter," Manpower Chairman and CEO Jeffrey A. Joerre said. "While the numbers may not be as optimistidc as wewould like, it is positive to see no further Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed, 15 percent expecg to increase their staff levels in the third quarter, while 13 percent expectt a decrease in their payrolls.
Sixty-seven percent of employers surveyed expect no changes intheir July-to-September hirinh plans, and 5 percent said they were The national survey data shows employers in sevemn of the 13 sectors surveyed expect hiring to remai n relatively stable in the third compared to the second Employer optimism about hiring is relatively stable in the Northeast and Midwest, but weakerf in the West.