The share of local employers planning to add to their work forces is up from 25 percent in the previous quarter and 19 percent in the same quarter a year ago.
The “net employment outlook” — or the percentage difference between firms planning to hire and those planning to cut — was up 3 percentage points from the July-September quarter to 24 percent. A year ago, the net outlook was 15 percent.
Tom Maher, president and chief executive of Manpower of Dayton, said hiring prospects for the final quarter of the year are usually boosted by seasonal hiring for the holidays.
“The demand for logistics workers continues to grow especially in (the fourth quarter) due to the increase in activity linked to the holiday season,” Maher said. “We’re also seeing ongoing growth in the manufacturing sector as production continues to return to the U.S.”
In addition to manufacturing, job prospects for the coming quarter also look good in construction, retail, information technology, financial services, leisure and hospitality and government, according to the Manpower report.
Nationally, of the more than 11,000 employers surveyed in the United States, 21 percent expect to add to their payrolls and 6 percent expect a decline in their payrolls during Quarter 4 2015.
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