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A new survey suggests the job market in Regina is poised to heat up.
The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey found that 23 per cent of employers who responded plan to hire in the third quarter of 2019, while 77 per cent plan to keep their current staffing levels.
“With seasonal variations removed from the data, Regina’s third quarter Net Employment Outlook of +21 per cent is a 16-percentage-point increase when compared to the previous quarterly Outlook,” Tracy Rocca of the ManpowerGroup said in a media release. “It is also a 19-percentage-point increase from the Outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a healthy hiring pace for the upcoming months.”
Regina’s quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increases are the highest-such numbers in Western Canada.
“Following a moderately upward swing in job growth at the start of 2019, the market is expected to grow through the next quarter,” Darlene Minatel, country manager for ManpowerGroup Canada, said in the release.
“Employers in Canada continue to struggle with talent shortages and are increasingly interested in hiring teachable candidates. Talent shortages are also leading many companies to offer more full-time roles.”
Employers in the public administration sector who participated in the national survey reported the largest increase in hiring intentions, with a 21-per-cent increase in that sector’s Net Employment Outlook.
Employers in the manufacturing, transportation and public utilities, services, construction, mining, finance and real estate, education, and wholesale and retail trade sectors also are expected to continue hiring nationally.
More than 1,900 employers participated in the survey nationally.
