More employers plan to cut jobs in Atlanta Georgia next quarter than plan to hire, but the majority of companies plan to maintain staffing levels. Visit http://atlanta.jobing.com to learn more.
The most recent Employment Outlook Survey from Manpower Inc. found that only 7 percent of employers plan to make new hires during Q1 2010. At the same time, 9 percent of employers plan to cut jobs, while 79 percent expect to make no changes to staffing levels.
The number of employers planning to hire next quarter is unchanged from those who planned to hire this quarter. However, the number of employers planning to cut jobs is a slight decrease from the 12 percent who planned to do so this quarter.
Compared to this time last year, the number of employers planning to hire new workers has decreased from 11 percent, while the number of employers planning to cut jobs has decreased from 12 percent. However, the report states that Atlanta is still in a good position compared to other large cities.
“Atlanta fares as good if not better because regionally the South was the strongest region in the first quarter 2010,” Manpower Spokeswoman Beth Herman told the Atlanta Business Chronicle. “The South actually had a plus-two in its employment outlook. In metro Atlanta, I have seen a string of months of consistent uptick in hiring, which is a great thing, across many verticals.”
The report found the best job prospects in the metro Atlanta area to be in the nondurable goods manufacturing, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, other services and government industries.
The worst job prospects will be in the construction, durable goods manufacturing, transportation and utilities, wholesale and retail trade and professional and business services industries, as employers in those industries plan to cut positions. Hiring in the information and financial activities industries are expected to remain relatively unchanged.
Overall, 12 percent of employers throughout the nation plan to hire new workers during Q1 2010, while 12 percent of employers plan to make job cuts. About 73 percent of employers do not plan to make any staffing changes and 3 percent are undecided about their hiring plans.
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