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From July to September, 6 percent of the companiezs interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheidr payrolls, according to the surveu from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expecgt to maintain their current staff levels and 5 percengt remain uncertain abouthiring plans. Hiringt is expected to be a little lighter than in theseconed quarter, when 10 percent of companies surveyesd planned to hire and 12 percent expectec to cut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswomah Mary Lou Callahan.
For the coming job prospects in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesalr and retail trade and leisure and Employers in durablegoods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, professional and business education and health servicee and government intend to cut Hiring in construction, transportation and financial activities and other services is expected to remain National survey results showed little changer from the second quarter. Of the more than 28,00 employers surveyed across the country, 15 percent expec t to increase their staff levels during thethirdc quarter, while 13 percentt expect to reduce their payrolls.
Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hiringh and 5 percent are undecidee abouttheir third-quarter hiring “The data shows continued hesitancy amonb employers,” said Jonas Prising, presidentg of the Americas for Manpower. “They are treadin g slowly and watching withguardexd optimism, hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursort to the recovery.”