1. WHERE ARE THE JOBS?
18,000U.S. employers shared their
hiring plans for Q1 2015
Manpower Employment Outlook Survey • United States • Q1 2015
73%
Plan to keep
workforce levels steady
Plan to hire Expect to
let staff go
Are unsure
about hiring plans
2%
What do the percentages mean?
The % of employers anticipating an increase in hiring
– The % of employers expecting to decrease hiring
= Outlook Percentage
Cape Coral, FL
McAllen, TX
Deltona, FL
Grand Rapids, MI
Milwaukee, WI
Oxnard, CA
JOBS OUTLOOK BY METRO AREA
Spokane, WA
Portland, OR
Syracuse, NY
Rochester, NY
Indianapolis, IN
JOBS OUTLOOK BY INDUSTRY
Other
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Wholesale
& Retail
Trade
Hawaii Delaware
JOBS OUTLOOK BY STATE
Rhode Island
New Jersey
MichiganNorth Dakota
New Hampshire
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Texas
Alaska
Education
& Health
Services
19% 6%
Information
Transportation
& Utilities
JOBS OUTLOOK NATIONALLY SINCE 2008
16% Best Jobs Outlook
Worst Jobs Outlook (-2%) – Q2, Q3 2009
0
-4
4
8
12
16
Q1 Q1
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q2Q3 Q4 Q4
16% Current Jobs Outlook
Q1
2014 2015
Q3