WSJ reports:
A survey of 4,200 mainland employers by human resources consultancy Manpower Group found that the percentage planning to take on more workers in the secondquarter was up. The net employment outlook – the difference between the
percentage of firms planning to take on more workers and the percentage planning
to reduce their work force — rose to 18, up from 14 in the first quarter.
Darryl Green, President of Manpower, said the company was also seeing a
pronounced increase in demand for workers through their own China operations –
which help to place management professionals. “It fell off a cliff in the middle
of last year. There was a pick up at the start of 2013, and after Chinese New
Year things are popping,” he said.
A survey of more than 24,000 employers by 51job.com – a leading Chinese recruitment website – points in a similar direction. The survey found that in the market for experienced workers, 62.4% of firms were planning to increase hiring in the first quarter,
compared to 59.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012. Demand for workers with no
experience was also on the rise.
Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/03/15/china-the-jobs-report/
