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Manufacturing sector expects to see most hiring in March

When comparing March 2012 to March 2011, service-sector hiring is expected to fall by a net of 10.3 points while manufacturing-sector hiring is projected to rise by a net of 4.8 points, according to a new report from the Society for Human Resource Management that surveyed 500 service-sector companies and...

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on March 09, 2012

When comparing March 2012 to March 2011, service-sector hiring is expected to fall by a net of 10.3 points while manufacturing-sector hiring is projected to rise by a net of 4.8 points, according to a new report from the Society for Human Resource Management that surveyed 500 service-sector companies and 500 manufacturing companies.

The survey also shows that a net of 24.7 percent of respondents anticipate hiring in March as opposed to a net of 35 percent that did so one year ago, marking a 10.3-point drop. In March, 31.6 percent of service-sector respondents plan to hire than lay off at 6.9 percent.

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