Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - East Bay Business Times:

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From July to September, 6 percentf of the companies interviewed in the Honolului metro area plan to hiremore employees, while 11 percent expect to reduce their according to the survey from Milwaukee-baseds (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expect to maintain theire current staff levels and 5 percent remain uncertaijn abouthiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a little lighter than in the second when 10 percent of companies surveyesd planned to hire and 12 percent expected to cut said Manpower spokeswoman MaryLou Callahan. For the coming job prospects in the Honolulu area appeaf best in wholesale and retaio trade and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durable goodds manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, information, professional and businessz services, education and health services and governmen t intend tocut staffing. Hiring in transportation and utilities, financial activities and othedr services is expected toremaibn unchanged. National survey results showed little change from theseconc quarter. Of the more than 28,0009 employers surveyed acrossthe country, 15 percent expect to increase theidr staff levels during the thirxd quarter, while 13 percent expect to reduced their payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expecf no change in hiring and 5 percen are undecided abouttheir third-quarter hirinv plans.
“The data shows continued hesitancyamonhg employers,” said Jonas Prising, president of the Americas for “They are treading slowlg and watching with guardedd optimism, hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursorr to the recovery.”