Employers are significantly more optimistic about hiring than they were a year ago, when 33 percent of companies surveyed thought employment increases were likely and 23 percent intended to cut back. |
Employers expect less hiring activity than in the first quarter when 30 percent of the companies interviewed intended to increase head count and 7 percent planned to decrease it. Employers are also less optimistic about hiring than they were a year ago, when 36 percent of companies surveyed thought employment increases were likely and 7 percent intended to cut back. |