CareerBuilder: Hiring Steady For Rest Of Year
One in four employers plans to add full-time jobs over the rest of the year, showing little change from the fourth quarter of 2012, according to results of the latest quarterly survey on the job market by online job site CareerBuilder.
The nationwide survey, conducted by Harris Interactive between Aug. 13 and Sept. 6, found that planned hiring in three industries in particular – information technology, financial services and manufacturing – are expected to outpace the national average of 25 percent. Meanwhile, hiring among health care organizations is expected to mirror that finding.
"Consistent hiring has been the theme throughout this jobs recovery," said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder. "Economic concerns are still looming. Some headlines in the news need to play themselves out before employers fully mobilize to create a more active job market. Companies will continue to produce an even stream of new jobs in the fourth quarter as they assess their positioning and prospects for the coming year."
During the third quarter, 28 percent of employers added full-time, permanent headcount. That’s down from 32 percent last year and indicative of a market that, while stable, is still wrestling with uncertainty, CareerBuilder said. Eleven percent decreased headcount, compared to 12 percent in 2012. Sixty percent made no change to staff levels while 1 percent were unsure.
Looking ahead, 25 percent of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees, similar to the 26 percent of companies who planned to hire during the same period in 2012. Nine percent expect to downsize staffs, the same as last year. Sixty-one percent anticipate no change and five percent are undecided.
Industries expected to outpace the national average for hiring include Information Technology (36 percent), Financial Services (32 percent) and Manufacturing (30 percent). Hiring among large healthcare organizations is expected to mirror the national average.
Among employers in the Northeast, 23 percent plan to add full-time, permanent staff, compared to 24 percent last year. Ten percent of employers said they plan to reduce headcount. That’s the same level as in the fourth quarter of 2012.
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