Atlantic Canada Hiring Spree
Saint John — Atlantic Canadian employers expect a prosperous hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2022.
That is according to the latest Employment Outlook Survey released by ManpowerGroup last week.
Nearly half of Atlantic Canadian employers (49 percent) plan to hire, which is above the national average of 45 percent.
One in six employers (17 percent) anticipate cutbacks, compared to 13 per cent nationally. One-third plan to maintain current staffing levels.
“Canadians continue to experience a steady period of healthy employment opportunity,” said Darlene Minatel, the country manager of ManpowerGroup Canada.
“Survey results support the notion that employers and job seekers are making the adjustment to changing work dynamics brought on by the workplace upheaval of the pandemic.”
Employers in most regions of the country and all industry sectors surveyed expect to add to payrolls next quarter, according to the survey.
With seasonal variations removed from the data, Atlantic Canada’s fourth quarter Net Employment Outlook of +36% is a 11-percentage point increase from the previous quarterly Outlook and a 13-percentage point decrease from the Outlook reported in the same time period last year.
“This indicates a robust hiring pace for the upcoming months,” said Mindy Stoltz of ManpowerGroup’s Saint John office.
Brad Perry is the news director with CHSJ/Country 94, Huddle content partners.