q1 17 meos infographic uk (round 7)region in q1 2017 best and worst outlook for jobs by sector in q1...

What do the percentages mean?

For more information about the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,please visit manpower.co.uk/meos

The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount – the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount

= Outlook Percentage

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.

FIRST QUARTER 2017

NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UTILITY SECTOR AS HIRING MORE THAN DOUBLES

NO POST-BREXIT BLUES AS EMPLOYERS REPORT MOST OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN

THREE YEARS

WHERE THE JOBS AREMANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY

+8%SCOTLAND

+2%WALES

+3%NORTHWEST

+8%WEST MIDLANDS

+8%SOUTH WEST

+7%NORTH EAST

+8%EAST MIDLANDS

+10%EAST

+9%LONDON+5%

SOUTH EAST

+4%NORTHERNIRELAND

+8%YORKSHIRE &HUMBERSIDE

> 9% < 1%6-9% 1-5%

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHING

NATIONAL +7

+9

+3

+2

+13

+7

+6

+4

-1

+7

CONSTRUCTION

ELECTRICITY, GAS & WATER

FINANCE & BUSINESSSERVICES

MANUFACTURING

MINING & QUARRYING

PUBLIC & SOCIAL

TRANSPORT, STORAGE & COMMS

WHOLESALE & RETAIL,RESTAURANTS & HOTELS

BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY REGION IN Q1 2017

BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY SECTOR IN Q1 2017

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TRANSPORT FIRMS PUT THE BRAKES ON AS HIRING OUTLOOK DROPS TO -1%

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