The document is a survey of hiring and firing trends in employment markets around the world from July/August 2012. It provides the following key details:
- Hiring rates increased this quarter in many Western European countries like Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and France, rebounding from previous declines. Firing rates decreased in these countries as well.
- Germany saw a small decrease in hiring rates but very low firing rates of just 5%, the lowest of any country surveyed.
- The survey is based on responses from over 20,000 businesses across 50 countries regarding their current and expected hiring and firing over the next quarter at the managerial/professional level.