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A survey of B.C. employers conducted by Manpower Canada indicates an optimistic hiring outlook for southern B.C. municipalities, with the majority planning on hiring in the fourth quarter of 2013. The most recent survey places Surrey slightly ahead of Richmond and Delta atop the ranking of B.C. cities with the most optimistic hiring projections.
The quarterly survey is conducted by Manpower Canada, a division of the ManpowerGroup, a multinational human resource consulting firm headquartered in the U.S. Manpower Canada interviews 1,900 employers across Canada. Percentages indicate employers planning on hiring and those planning on cutbacks. SURREY Hiring: 13%; Cutbacks: 0% “83 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter” in Surrey,” says Jeff Polkinghorne, branch manager at Manpower’s B.C. office in Vancouver. “With seasonal variations removed from the data, Surrey’s fourth quarter net employment outlook of 17 per cent is a slight decrease of three percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly outlook. It is also a three percentage point drop from the outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a hopeful hiring pace for the upcoming months.” RICHMOND AND DELTA Hiring: 20%; Cutbacks: 3% “70 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter” in Richmond and Delta, says Polkinghorne. “With seasonal variations removed from the data, Richmond-Delta’s fourth quarter net employment outlook of 16 per cent is a decrease of eight percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly outlook. However, it is unchanged from the outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a favourable hiring pace for the upcoming months.” VANCOUVER Hiring: 18%; Cutbacks: 3% “78 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter” in Vancouver, says Polkinghorne. “With seasonal variations removed from the data, Vancouver’s fourth quarter Net employment outlook of 13 per cent is a slight increase of two percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly outlook. It is also a seven percentage point increase from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a hopeful hiring pace for the upcoming months.” VICTORIA AND CAPITAL REGION DISTRICTHiring: 17%; Cutbacks: 10% “63 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter” in the Victoria region, says Polkinghorne. “With seasonal variations removed from the data, Victoria and the Capital Regional District’s fourth quarter Net Employment Outlook of 13 per cent is a decrease of six percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly Outlook. It is also on par with the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a hopeful hiring pace for the upcoming months.”
BURNABY-COQUITLAM Hiring: 12%; Cutbacks: 7% “80 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter” and Burnaby and Coquitlam, says Polkinghorne. “With seasonal variations removed from the data, Burnaby-Coquitlam’s fourth quarter Net Employment Outlook of seven per cent is a decrease of five percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly Outlook. It is also unchanged from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a mild hiring pace for the upcoming months.”