The hiring frenzy continues, with second quarter numbers released by ManpowerGroup indicating that 2015 will be a significantly stronger hiring year than 2014.
Manpower has devised its own hiring index and, based on that index, the second quarter hiring matched the solid performance of the first quarter. And both of those, indexed at +16, are +3 over a year ago at this time.
"Of the more than 18,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 22 percent anticipate an increase in staff levels during Q2 2015, while 4 percent expect to reduce workforce levels," the workforce company reported. The rest said they saw no change or weren't sure.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
