Seasonally adjusted – Seasonal adjustments are applied to research data to remove employment fluctuations that
normally occur at the same time each year, such as the end of a school term or a change in season.
The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount – the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount
= Outlook Percentage
For more information about the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,please visit manpowergroup.co.uk/meos
What do the percentages mean?
FIRST QUARTER 2020
WHERE THE JOBS AREMANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY
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NATIONAL +2%
+3%
-1%
+5%
+2%
+2%
+4%
+1%
-4%
+2%
CONSTRUCTION
UTILITIES
FINANCE & BUSINESSSERVICES
MANUFACTURING
MINING
PUBLIC & SOCIAL
TRANSPORT &COMMUNICATIONS
HOTELS & RETAIL
BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY SECTOR IN Q1 2020
+6%SCOTLAND
-1%WALES
+5%NORTHWEST
+13%WEST MIDLANDS
+4%SOUTH WEST
-4%NORTH EAST
-2%EAST MIDLANDS
0%EAST
-1%LONDON+2%
SOUTH EAST
0%NORTHERNIRELAND
-1%YORKSHIRE &THE HUMBER
> 9% < 1%6-9% 1-5%
BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY REGION IN Q1 2020
+4%MANUFACTURING SECTOR BUCKS THE TREND
WITH MORE OPTIMISTIC HIRING SENTIMENT
-2-1012345
Q1Q4Q3Q2Q12019 2020
LONDON DIPS TO FIRST NEGATIVE OUTLOOK IN A DECADE
HIRING CONFIDENCE FALLS TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW
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