CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Charlottetown area employers expect an optimistic hiring climate for the second quarter of 2019, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.
The data shows 33 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, while three per cent anticipate cutbacks. Another 63 per cent plan to maintain their current staffing levels, while the remaining one per cent are unsure of their hiring intentions.
With seasonal variations removed from the data, Charlottetown’s second quarter net employment outlook of 22 per cent is a five percentage point increase when compared to the previous quarterly outlook, and also a four percentage point decrease from the outlook reported during the same time last year.
Canadian job growth has picked up in the first quarter of 2019, and this appears to be reflected in the forecast for the second quarter of 2019. With the private sector ramping up hiring efforts, 66,800 new jobs were created January, and this trend is expected to continue in the second quarter.