ManpowerGroup has released its latest employment outlook survey, and it suggests those looking for work face a better hiring climate.
"Six per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, while three per cent anticipate cutbacks," said Tracy Rocca at Manpower's office in London, about the hiring climate in Windsor. "Another 87 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter."
The other four per cent are unsure of their hiring intentions.
Rocca said once seasonal variations were removed from the data, there is a one per cent increase in hiring.
"It is also a four percentage point decrease from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a modest hiring pace for the upcoming months," she added.
The survey appears to support Statistics Canada's Labour Market Survey for February which showed an uptick in Windsor's labour participation rate, up to 62.1 per cent from January. Windsor's jobless rate remained unchanged last month at 5.2 per cent from the month before.
Statistics Canada also reported Ontario benefited more than any other province from an increase in the number of net positions in the national economy.
"Ontario and Quebec continue to experience a hiring surge," said ManpowerGroup Canada Country Manager Darlene Minatel. "But, many employers are still struggling to find the right candidates for open jobs."
Across the country, Kitchener-Cambridge, Charlottetown, Quebec City, Halifax, and Burnaby-Coquitlam are forecast for the most robust job growth.
The ManpowerGroup survey also said the industries with the best hiring climates are transportation, manufacturing-durables, real estate, public administration, and finance and insurance.
