In comparison to recent years, 2013's summer hiring is expected to be the strongest yet, according to a summer jobs survey by Snagajob, an hourly employment network for job seekers and employers.
In fact, 19 percent of respondents plan to make summer hires, up from 9 percent last year. Wages are anticipated to hit record numbers from the survey's inception. Thirty-one percent of respondents have no plans to make summer hires, down from 45 percent last year.
Another survey by third-party research firm Ipsos finds that hiring managers project bringing in an average of 30 summer workers, a slight uptick from 27 in 2012. Thirty-three percent of respondents say teens will easily find employment, up four percentage point from last year, and 52 percent of respondents expect to receive more applications this summer while only 5 percent of respondents estimate that they will receive fewer applications.
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The Ipsos survey also reveals that 36 percent of respondents not hiring report it's due to budgets, which is nine percentage points higher than last summer. Another 36 percent of respondents say current employees can expect to see more hours this summer, though that figure is down 11 percentage points from last year.
"The economy has added jobs for the past four consecutive months, and it appears that hiring managers see that growth continuing into the summer," says Jason Hamilton, vice president of marketing for Snagajob. "Companies that are hiring are expecting to bring on more staff and offer higher wages, so this should be the best summer for hourly workers we've seen in several years."
Thirty percent of respondents plan to make most of their hiring in May while 24 percent of respondents anticipate doing so in April, the Snagajob survey finds. Seventy-seven percent of respondents intend to finish their summer hiring by the end of May. Only 11 percent of respondents plan to hire in March.
When it comes to gaining employment, 31 percent of respondents say eagerness to have a job is a major factor. Other important factors include working the schedule a manager needs and previous experience. Fifty-five percent of respondents believe their summer employees will return, a drop of 10 percentage points from 2012, and 54 percent of respondents say they most competition for summer jobs will come from high school and college students.
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