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

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CONSTRUCTION

UTILITIES

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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

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-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

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LONDON DIPS TO FIRST NEGATIVE OUTLOOK IN A DECADE

HIRING CONFIDENCE FALLS TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW

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