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U.S. employers predict the strongest hiring plans since the fourth quarter of 2007 in the final three months of this year, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released 9/8/15 by ManpowerGroup. Of the more than 11,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 21% anticipate increasing staff levels and 71% plan to keep workforce levels steady, while 6% of employers expect workforce reductions and 2% are undecided about their hiring intentions for Q4 2015. Once seasonal variations are removed from the data, the Net Employment Outlook stands at a favorable +18%, improving by 2 and 3 percentage points from last quarter and last year at this time, respectively.

Furthermore, employers have a positive outlook in all 13 industry sectors included in the survey, with Leisure & Hospitality (+27%), Wholesale & Retail Trade (+21%), Professional & Business Services (+20%) and Transportation & Utilities (+20%) employers reporting the strongest intentions. Construction, Financial Activities, Professional & Business Services and Transportation & Utilities report the most optimistic intentions since the survey moved to reporting 13 industry sectors in Q1 2009.

The U.S. Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is one of the most trusted surveys of employment activity in the world. Every quarter, more than 11,000 U.S. hiring managers are asked about their hiring plans for the next three months. This helps identify the strongest and weakest metropolitan areas, states, and industries for hiring and pursuing jobs.

To read the full Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the U.S., go to: http://manpowergroup.us/MEOS/ or to access the downloadable version of the complete report, click here.

The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on December 8, 2015 to report hiring expectations for Q1 2016. To receive email notifications when the survey is available each quarter, visit: http://press.manpower.com/signup.

Source: http://meos-press.manpowergroup.us/press/2015/meos_us_q4_2015/.