National Hiring Outlooks Remain Steady in Q2 with Signs of Softening in Manufacturing and Coastal Regions
Hiring prospects remain strong for employers in Professional & Business Services (+21%) driven by demand for digital skills. The weakest employment Outlook is reported in Nondurable Goods Manufacturing (+12%), down by 5 percentage points year-over-year, reflective of international uncertainty and concerns over trade.
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Region |
Q2 2020 |
Quarter-over-Quarter Variation |
Year-over-Year Variation |
West |
18% |
-1% |
-2% |
Midwest |
21% |
0% |
2% |
South |
21% |
-1% |
1% |
Northeast |
17% |
-1% |
-1% |
- Employers in all 12 U.S. industry sectors expect to add workers during the upcoming quarter: Leisure & Hospitality (+28%), Transportation & Utilities (+24%), Wholesale & Retail Trade (+22%), Professional & Business Services (+21%), Construction (+20%), Government (+18%), Durable Goods Manufacturing (+16%), Education & Health Services (+17%), Financial Activities (+14%), Information (+13%), Other Services (+12%) and Nondurable Goods Manufacturing (+12%).
- The Outlook in the Midwest (+21%) remains at a 19-year high, flat quarter-over-quarter and 2 percentage points higher year-over-year. Hiring intentions in the West (18%), Northeast (17%) and South (21%) all decline by 1 percent quarter over-quarter. In the West and Northeast, the Outlook declines by 1 percentage point compared to a year ago, while employers in the South report an increase of 1 percentage point.
- Employers in
Alaska (+34%),Maine (+34%),Virginia (+30%) andWisconsin (+30%) report the strongest Outlooks nationwide. Of the 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas, the strongest job gains are expected inVirginia Beach, Va. (+37%),Madison, Wis. , (+35%),Charleston, S.C. (+34%) andDeltona, Fla. (+34%).
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*The Net Employment Outlook is derived by taking the percentage of employers anticipating an increase in hiring activity and subtracting from this the percentage of employers expecting a decrease in hiring activity.
**The survey was conducted
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Danielle Switalski, (414) 248-7431, danielle.switalski@manpowergroup.com