Companies do not plan to hire staff in the next quarter

The Argentine employers do not intend to hire staff during the second quarter of the year, according to a survey published today by the consulting firm Manpower. It is about Survey of Job Expectations (ENE)

• This time, the ENE was at 0%: this result represents an improvement of 4 percentage points over the previous quarter and a 6% weakening compared to the same period last year.

The ENE is the result of subtracting the percentage of employers planning to increase their endowments and the percentage that is expected to decrease over the next quarter.

"Although net job prospects reflect 0% of hiring prospects, we have begun to see a slight improvement in our hiring intentions compared to the previous quarter 's results."explained the vice president of Manpower, Fernando Podestá.

The director said that "The four areas of improvement over the previous quarter are driven by the Agriculture and Fisheries, Public Administration and Education and Transportation and Utilities sectors."

The wholesale and retail trade sector has the lowest intentions, with an ENE of -5%, followed by the manufacturing and services sector (-1% in both cases).

The consultant also explained that compared to the previous period, procurement plans are being strengthened in seven of the nine sectors of the industry: Transportation and Utilities is the fastest growing sector, with 14 percentage points more than the previous value. .

Wholesaling and retail trade recorded the largest decrease with 2% less.

• In the next quarter, we expect positive recruitment prospects in two of the six regions: Who is the one who reflects the highest intentions, with 14 percentage points, followed by Patagonia with 7 points.
• NOA (North West) is the region where expectations are lowest., with an ENE of -8%.

And compared to what happened at the same time last year, Cuyo and Patagonia are the only regions to record improvements, with 13 and 4 points respectively, explained Manpower.