The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey results for Q2 2018. Which employers plan to create jobs over the coming quarter? Find out the employment outlook by sector, region, company size or company status.

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Employment
Outlook Survey
Q2 2018
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

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MEOS Q2 2018 Summary
 Last quarter, we reported that the national outlook hit its lowest level in five
years. That +4 for Q1 has now been revised up to +5, and Q2’s outlook is
back at +6, its highest level in just over a year. This is now the fourteenth
straight quarter of +5 or +6.
 Construction is down to just +1 and is now the equal-least optimistic
industry (alongside mining & quarrying).
 Hiring optimism in London is up two points to +2, but it remains well below
the national level. Its mean score of +3 over the last year is down
considerably on its +6 average outlook over the past five years.
 Optimism in retail, wholesale & hospitality has increased two points to +6
– the sector’s strongest outlook in three quarters.
 The manufacturing sector is down three points to +4 – its sharpest fall
since mid-2015 and the sector’s lowest level since late 2016.

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National NEO
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QoQ change
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ELECTICITY GAS & WATER
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHING
BUSINESS SERVICES & FINANCE
NATIONAL
WHOLESALE, RETAIL, RESTOS, HOTELS
PUBLIC & SOCIAL
MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORT, STORAGE & COMMS
CONSTRUCTION
MINING & QUARRYING
Outlook by sector

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Outlook by company size
2
8
14
15
5
2
9
12
14
6
2Q '18 1Q '18
+1
-1
-2
+1
0
QoQ change
NATIONAL
LARGE
MEDIUM
SMALL
MICRO

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Private sector hiring confidence has marginally
increased
-1
8
5
5
-3
5
6
6
2Q '18
1Q '18
+1
+1
-3
-2
QoQ change
PRIVATE
NATIONAL
NOT FOR PROFIT
PUBLIC

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Regions and nations summary
 Once again, East Midlands (+9), West Midlands (+9) and East of
England (+10) dominate the upper reaches of the regional league table.
 The South West is up three points on the quarter and five points year on
year, to +8. The region has not been as upbeat at any time in the last two
years.
 Yorkshire and the Humber is the least upbeat region and the biggest
regional faller, down seven points to +1.
 Northern Ireland is on +2, level with London and down two points since
Q1, 2018.
 Scotland and Wales are both on +4, down two points and three points
respectively since the previous MEOS.
 The South East is also on +4, up one point from Q1. Along with London, the
region remains weak vs. its historic performance.
 The North East sees its outlook fall two points to +5, while the North West
is up four points from +3 to +7 – its highest level in over two years.

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Regions and nations breakdown
8
4
0
7
6
3
7
5
3
5
11
11
8
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
10
2Q '18 1Q '18
QoQ change
EAST
EAST MIDLANDS
WEST MIDLANDS
SOUTH WEST
NORTH WEST
NATIONAL
NORTH EAST
SOUTH EAST
SCOTLAND
WALES
LONDON
NORTHERN IRELAND
YORKS & HUMBER
+2
-2
-2
+3
+4
+1
-2
+1
-2
-3
+2
-2
-7