‘Soft’ hiring climate expected in Red Deer to finish 2020
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Red Deer area employers expect a soft hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,
“Survey data reveals that 17% of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, while 13% anticipate cutbacks,” stated Randy Upright, CEO of Manpower’s Alberta Region. “Another 63% of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter, while the remaining 7% of employers are unsure of their hiring intentions.”
“With seasonal variations removed from the data, Red Deer’s third quarter Net Employment Outlook of +2% is a three percentage point increase when compared to the previous quarterly Outlook,” said Upright. “It is also a nine percentage point decrease from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a flat hiring pace for the upcoming months.”
“While Canadian employer hiring intentions remain modest, there has been a great improvement in the outlook for Q4 when compared to the previous quarter,” said Darlene Minatel, Country Manager of ManpowerGroup Canada. “A real benefit for job seekers is that eight of the ten industry sectors are expecting to add workers in the upcoming quarter with the exceptions being the education and mining sectors. With three of the four regions of the country having positive employment outlooks for Q-4, employment prospects for job seekers appear to be on the upswing.”
