The metropolitan Milwaukee job market is expected to be among the 13 strongest in the nation in the second quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Employers in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area expect to hire at a solid pace in the quarter. during the second quarter of 2010, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook
From April to June, 21 percent of the local companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while only 5 percent expect to reduce their payrolls, 69 percent expect to maintain their current staff levels and 5 percent are not certain of their hiring plans. This yields a Net Employment Outlook of 16 percent for the metro Milwaukee market.
"Hiring levels in our area appear to be considerably stronger compared with last quarter
when the Net Employment Outlook was 0 percent," said Manpower spokeswoman Nicole Langley. "In addition, employers are also much more optimistic about hiring activity as compared with one year ago, when the Net Employment Outlook was -4 percent."
"We continue to see encouraging signs in hiring activity in the U.S.," said Manpower Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Joerres. "Key industries such as manufacturing and construction are seeing notable improvements on a year-over-year basis."
For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in durable goods manufacturing,
transportation & utilities, information, financial activities, professional & business services, education & health services, leisure & hospitality and other services.
Employers in nondurable goods manufacturing plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in construction and government is expected to remain unchanged.
Manpower forecasts jobs growth for Milwaukee
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