New survey: Metro Atlanta employers to hire more workers in third quarter
Metro Atlanta employers expect to hire at a steady pace in the third quarter, according to a new survey released Tuesday.
Sixteen percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more workers, while 8 percent expect to reduce payrolls, said a Manpower Employment Outlook Survey of the Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Marietta areas.
That is a net positive of 8 percent, compared with a minus 2 percent in the second quarter, Manpower said.
“Employers anticipate staff levels to be considerably higher than the second quarter of 2010,” Manpower spokeswoman Beth Herman said in a statement.
This year’s third quarter is expected to be considerably stronger than a year ago, when the net positive was 2 percent, Manpower said.
The job picture for the metro area appeared stronger than in the state as a whole, but weaker than the national results.
Statewide, 17 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more workers, while 11 percent expect to reduce payrolls, Manpower said. That is a net positive of 6 percent.
Meanwhile, of the 18, 000 U.S. employers surveyed, 18 percent expect to increase employment during the third quarter. Eight percent plan to reduce payroll — resulting in a net positive of 10 percent, Manpower said.
In the metro area, job prospects appear best in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, professional and business services, health services and leisure and hospitality.
There are likely to be job cuts in construction, information, financial activities and government, Manpower said.
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June 8th, 2010
6:20 am
[...] Employers in metro Atlanta and Georgia to hire more workers [...]
We need jobs
June 8th, 2010
6:24 am
This is great news. Now, we just need to see these projections realized and then sustained.
Buzz G
June 8th, 2010
7:36 am
Like about everything else I read in the AJC, I’ll believe it when I see it.
The Economy
June 8th, 2010
8:12 am
” according to a new survey” that’s the key frase in the story. Hogwash, no one is hiring and they are no new jobs coming. STOP MISSLEADING READERS!
Frase?
June 8th, 2010
8:32 am
They call me MISTERLEADING…….
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Road Scholar
June 8th, 2010
9:06 am
The Economy: If anyone is misleading, it’s the respondents to the study, not the AJC. By the way, with your attitude, I wouldn’t hire you to take out my trash, let alone a real job! Oh, and the 3rd quarter comes after July 1st!
ATL Comapny
June 8th, 2010
10:13 am
Dear Mr. The Economy/Whatever– Umm– my company has recently hired 4 people– beginning a recovery from 2008 when we unfortunately were forced to lay off half of our staff… Things are getting better– albeit very slowly…
The Economy
June 8th, 2010
10:17 am
Road Scholar, I dont need to work, retired early. Sorry your still grindin it out, good luck with that.
Road Scholar
June 8th, 2010
10:50 am
The Economy: You’re wrong again! Been retired for 3.5 yrs, although my wife says that I’m between jobs! I do work for a charity, and have a part time job…I got bored. The job is on call consulting services …out of my home! Had 4 unsolitcited job offers in the fall, two fool (full) time and two part time. Life is good!
A CONSERVATIVE
June 8th, 2010
11:18 am
TELL US THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN HIRED……NOT THE PLANS FOR NEW HIRES…PLANS CAN CHANGE….DUfus..
Been there, done that....still doing it
June 8th, 2010
11:32 am
ATL Comapny…(wow, guess you were not hired as a spell-checker).. any way… they hired a whole FOUR people since 2008??!? That really makes a huge dent in unemployment when it is over 10%. Not sure it makes a big difference in the lives of millions when they hear that 4 people were hired, but kudos to your COMPANY.
Rational Citizen
June 8th, 2010
11:49 am
The difference in percentage cited in this article is completely worthless. If 16% plan to hire 1 worker, and 8% plan to fire dozens, that’s still a net loss.
At a time when our state and local governments are struggling, one way to increase jobs and generate substantial tax revenue is to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. The market for this product already exists, as millions of Americans admit to using it on a regular basis (and that doesn’t include those who partake but tell pollsters they don’t).
The legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana would take what is now black market and allow entrepreneurs to open businesses that would hire workers, and pay taxes that could be used to retain teachers in our schools. These businesses would pay rent and provide a service that is currently enriching narco-terrorists south of the border.
Before anyone starts accusing me of wanting your children to get hooked on drugs I want to make it clear that marijuana should be regulated the same as alcohol and tobacco, with restrictions on its purchase and use.
What we’ve been doing has not worked. The “war on drugs” has been a complete failure. It’s time to try something different.
Still Looking
June 8th, 2010
12:25 pm
The AJC also reported the results of a study that said between 5 to 6 people apply for every one job posting out there, absurd when the real number of applicants per job is way higher. What company is going to be completely honest about their hiring or firing decisions, even on an anonymous basis? I’ll wait to see what the “real” figures are on hiring after the third quarter.
luangtom
June 8th, 2010
1:12 pm
I remember the AJC citing numbers from Washington, DC and telling us that Obama would be creating millions of jobs….nope, wait, it was saving millions of jobs…….nope, wait, it was creating temp-jobs for the census…..
A.S.Mathew
June 8th, 2010
2:19 pm
Optimism and realities are two different things. Employers are planning to hire, but more jobs are
lost on the other side. Where the reality is going to meet? As a small business owner, I lost
2/3 of my business last year, and this year it is far worse than last year. The “hogwash” economic
enterprise may need to hire more people to create more “hogwash” news release every day.
Just A Grunt
June 8th, 2010
2:28 pm
So 83% of employers plan to do no hiring with 11% of them anticipating layoffs. WOW! I feel so much better now. Yupper, the economy is really going like gang busters now. Can’t wait until all those pink slips get handed out to census workers.
bajeha
June 8th, 2010
3:42 pm
This article doesn’t say if those projected new jobs will be full-time with benefits, part-time with few or no benefits, or for temps only. Perhaps more research and/or time will provide that information. However, if the jobs I’ve seen listed or have applied for are any indication, I’d say that the majority of them will fall under the latter two categories.