IT WILL be difficult for job-seekers to find employment in the next three months.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released yesterday, shows that job-seekers will struggle to get jobs between April and June.
"Ongoing market volatility, negative market sentiment and increased eurozone tensions continue to dog employment plans," said acting MD of Manpower SA Lyndy Boland.
The survey is conducted to measure employers' intentions to increase or decrease their staff levels in the next quarter, based on interviews with more than 5000 public and private employers in 41 countries worldwide.
Local employers reported mixed hiring intentions for the second quarter of this year .
The report shows that 9% of employers are expecting to grow their staff levels, another 9% predict a decrease in employment, while 81% are forecasting no change in staffing levels.
People looking for jobs in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape will struggle as their employment outlook is the weakest at -7% and -2%respectively.
According to the Adcorp Employment Index, in January there were 80000 jobs created. That figure shrunk to 24000 in February.
Tough times ahead for job-seekers
IT WILL be difficult for job-seekers to find employment in the next three months.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released yesterday, shows that job-seekers will struggle to get jobs between April and June.
"Ongoing market volatility, negative market sentiment and increased eurozone tensions continue to dog employment plans," said acting MD of Manpower SA Lyndy Boland.
The survey is conducted to measure employers' intentions to increase or decrease their staff levels in the next quarter, based on interviews with more than 5000 public and private employers in 41 countries worldwide.
Local employers reported mixed hiring intentions for the second quarter of this year .
The report shows that 9% of employers are expecting to grow their staff levels, another 9% predict a decrease in employment, while 81% are forecasting no change in staffing levels.
People looking for jobs in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape will struggle as their employment outlook is the weakest at -7% and -2%respectively.
According to the Adcorp Employment Index, in January there were 80000 jobs created. That figure shrunk to 24000 in February.
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