DURHAM -- Durham's job market is warming up slightly with the arrival of spring, according to the latest hiring predictions.
Information compiled by the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey indicates that 18 per cent of employers intend to hire for the upcoming quarter -- April to June -- while seven per cent anticipate cutbacks. Another 73 per cent of employers polled intend to maintain staffing at existing levels, Manpower reported Tuesday.
The sectors indicating the most potential for hiring are education and mining, followed by construction, according to the Manpower survey.
The prospect for job growth in the region is far higher than the corresponding quarter in 2009, when no employers anticipated no new hires, said Byrne Luft, vice-president of marketing for Manpower Canada.
"This quarter's net employment outlook indicates that the hopeful hiring climate reported in the previous quarter will continue to improve in the second quarter of 2010," Mr. Luft said in a statement.
Projections for Durham are slightly higher than the anticipated net employment outlook of seven per cent.
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