Q2 17 MEOS Infographic UK v8 - ManpowerGroup · hiring confidence tumbles in ‘remain’...

What do the percentages mean?

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The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount – the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount

= Outlook Percentage

Seasonally adjusted – Seasonal adjustments are applied to research data to remove employment fluctuations that

normally occur at the same time each year, such as the end of a school term or a change in season.

SECOND QUARTER 2017

STRONGEST CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK IN A DECADE

HIRING CONFIDENCE TUMBLES IN ‘REMAIN’ HEARTLANDS OF LONDON AND SCOTLAND

WHERE THE JOBS AREMANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY

-3%SCOTLAND

+2%WALES

+6%NORTHWEST

+5%WEST MIDLANDS

+5%SOUTH WEST

+5%NORTH EAST

+8%EAST MIDLANDS

+9%EAST

+3%LONDON+4%

SOUTH EAST

+7%NORTHERNIRELAND

+5%YORKSHIRE &HUMBERSIDE

> 9% < 1%6-9% 1-5%

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHING

NATIONAL +5

+12

-2

-1

+7

+6

+6

+3

+1

+4

CONSTRUCTION

ELECTRICITY, GAS & WATER

FINANCE & BUSINESSSERVICES

MANUFACTURING

MINING & QUARRYING

PUBLIC & SOCIAL

TRANSPORT, STORAGE & COMMS

WHOLESALE & RETAIL,RESTAURANTS & HOTELS

BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY REGION IN Q2 2017

BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY SECTOR IN Q2 2017

UK’S SMALLEST BUSINESSES REPORT WEAKEST OUTLOOK SINCE 2014

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