Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Business First of Louisville:

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From July to September, 6 percent of the companies interviewed in the Honolulu metrok area plan to hiremore employees, while 11 percent expectr to reduce their according to the survey from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eightf percent expect to maintain their current stafd levels and 5 percentr remain uncertain abouthiring plans. Hiring is expectecd to be a little lighter than in theseconx quarter, when 10 percent of companies surveyedx planned to hire and 12 percent expectecd to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou For the coming quarter, job prospects in the Honolulj area appear best in wholesalwe and retail trade and leisurer and hospitality.
Employers in durable goods manufacturing, nondurable goods information, professional and business services, education and healthb services and government intendd tocut staffing. Hiring in construction, transportation and financial activities and othee services is expected to remain National survey results showed little change from thesecondd quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed across the 15 percent expect to increase their stafcf levels during the third while 13 percent expect to reducetheirt payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hiring and 5 percenty are undecided abouttheir third-quarter hiringy plans.
“The data shows continued hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americax for Manpower. “They are treading slowly and watchinf withguarded optimism, hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursorr to the recovery.”