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From July to September, 6 percent of the companiesd interviewed in the Honoluliu metro area plan to hiremore employees, while 11 percent expectr to reduce their payrolls, according to the survet from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expect to maintaibn their current staff levels and 5 percent remaih uncertain abouthiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a little lighter than in thesecond quarter, when 10 percentg of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expectee to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou For the coming quarter, job prospectss in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesales and retail trade and leisure and Employers in durable goods manufacturing, nondurablew goods manufacturing, information, professional and businesse services, education and health services and government intend to cut Hiring in construction, transportation and utilities, financiakl activities and other services is expected to remain National survey results showed little change from the second quarter.
Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyexd acrossthe country, 15 percengt expect to increase their staff levels during the third while 13 percent expect to reduce their Sixty-seven percent expect no changs in hiring and 5 percent are undecidefd about their third-quarter hiring plans. “The data showes continued hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonass Prising, president of the Americas for Manpower. “They are treading slowlyh and watching withguarded optimism, hoping a few quartersw of stability will be the precursor to the recovery.
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