Employment Outlook Survey Infografic

16 Manpower Employment Outlook Survey 0 GLOBAL HIRING EXPECTATIONS Q3 2WHERE WILL HIRING BE STRONGEST? WHERE WILL IT BE WEAKEST? Net Employment Outlooks: Confidence continues to strengthen in Strongest hiring plans reported in Romania. Asia Pacific forecasts are uniformly positive. India +35% Guatemala, dips again in Brazil and remains Hungarian employers report most optimistic But China’s prospects continue to decline, Japan +22% steady in the U.S. Outlooks are positive in all countries hiring intentions since joining the survey. For the matching weakest forecast since the survey Taiwan +17% surveyed in the Americas except Brazil. Prospects for first time in eight years, not a single EMEA forecast is began. Employers in India again expect the most Guatemala +16% job seekers in Guatemala remain upbeat, and hiring is negative. Employers in 23 of 25 EMEA expect varying active labor market across the globe, and an active also expected to remain steady in the U.S. Conversely, degrees of payroll growth. The strongest forecasts are hiring pace is also expected to benefit job seekers in Romania +16% Brazil’s outlook has declined steadily for nine consecutive reported in Romania and Hungary, while Italian and Japan. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s forecast has declined to United States +15% quarters and is now the least optimistic—as well as the Swiss employers expect a flat hiring pace. Portugal its weakest level in seven years. And while China’s Hungary +13% only negative—forecast among the 43 countries and joins the survey for the first time bringing the total outlook remains positive, it again falls to its weakest Colombia +12% territories participating in the survey. number of countries and territories in the survey to 43. level since joining the survey in 2005. Costa Rica +12% Hong Kong +12% Mexico +12% New Zealand +12% Bulgaria +10% Portugal* +10% Slovakia +10% Ireland +9% Panama +9% Regional Poland +9% Spotlights Singapore +9% Australia +8% Finland* +8% Israel +8% Peru +8% Greece +7% Sweden +7% Slovenia +6% South Africa +6% SHIFTS IN HIRING PLANS SHIFTS IN HIRING PLANS Turkey +6% QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER YEAR-OVER-YEAR Canada +5% United Kingdom +5% Austria +4% Ireland Romania Australia Hungary Romania Guatemala Germany +4% Stronger 4% 3% 3% Stronger 8% 8% 7% Czech Republic +3% 24% 21% Netherlands +3% Relatively Stable NOTABLE SHIFTS Relatively Stable NOTABLE SHIFTS Norway +3% 50% 43% Argentina +2% Weaker Turkey Brazil Taiwan Weaker Taiwan China Turkey Belgium +2% 26% 5% 4% 3% 36% 23% 12% 9% China +2% France +2% Compared to 42 countries & territories surveyed for Q2 2016 Compared to 42 countries & territories surveyed for Q3 2015 Spain +1% NOTE: Portugal joins survey for the first time in 3Q 2016; prior comparative data not yet available. NOTE: Portugal joins survey for the first time in 3Q 2016; prior comparative data not yet available. 0% Italy 0% Switzerland Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Q3 2016 -15% Brazil Complete survey details by country and territory available at www.manpowergroup.com/meos *Indicates unadjusted data