Editor’s note: This article was first published in June 2012 as a news item based on the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2012. Every figure, including Spain’s -6%, the country rankings and the 41 participating countries, refers to that edition.
The Employment Outlook Survey carried out by Manpower for the third quarter of 2012 in Spain shows negative figures for expected job creation, although with a slight improvement on the previous quarter. According to the survey, 7% of Spanish employers plan to increase their headcount in the third quarter.
Eleven per cent expect to cut staff, while 81% will keep their workforce as it is. Once seasonal fluctuations are taken into account, Spain’s Net Employment Outlook stands at -6%. The remaining 1% didn’t know or didn’t answer.
Although this figure may not look very positive, given that it is the seventeenth quarter with negative forecasts, Spanish managers’ outlook improves by two percentage points on the second quarter of this year and by three points compared with the same period of 2011. This slight improvement comes after two consecutive quarterly declines, and contrasts with the five-point deterioration that produced the -9% recorded in the third quarter of last year.
In other words, jobs will keep being destroyed, but at a slower pace.
The survey also looks at job creation worldwide, with these figures:
Globally, managers in India (+50%), Taiwan (+37%) and Brazil (+31%) report the most optimistic forecasts. Of the 41 countries taking part in the survey, managers in Greece (-13%), Ireland (-6%), Spain (-6%), Italy (-2%), the Netherlands (-1%) and the Czech Republic (-1%) are the only ones reporting negative hiring intentions.
Manpower’s report also breaks the forecast down by sector, giving an idea of which sectors will create the most jobs and which the fewest.
You can read the full survey as a PDF here.
And having seen these employment figures, I’ll once again recommend these 5 reasons not to look for a job and to start your own business instead.
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