Cedar Rapids employers see slow hiring pace in 2010

Fewer Cedar Rapids area employers expect to hire additional employees in the first quarter of 2010 when compared with a year ago, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

From January to March, 11 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 7 percent expect to reduce their payroll, according to Kathy Joblinske of Manpower. Another 78 percent expect to maintain their current staff levels and 4 percent are not certain of their hiring plans.

Last year at this time, 21 percent of the companies surveyed planned to increase staff levels and 11 percent expected to trim payrolls.

For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in durable goods manufacturing, transportation, utilities, wholesale and retail trade, information, leisure and hospitality, and government.

Employers in construction and financial services plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in nondurable goods manufacturing, professional and business services, education and health services, and other services is expected to remain unchanged.

Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed by Manpower in the United States, 12 percent expect to increase their staffing levels during the period from Jan. 1 through March 31 and 12 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Seventy-three percent expect no change in hiring, and 3 percent were undecided about their hiring plans for the quarter.

Manpower does not survey employers in the Coralville and Iowa City area.

Fewer Cedar Rapids area employers expect to hire additional employees in the first quarter of 2010 when compared with a year ago, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

From January to March, 11 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 7 percent expect to reduce their payroll, according to Kathy Joblinske of Manpower. Another 78 percent expect to maintain their current staff levels and 4 percent are not certain of their hiring plans.

Last year at this time, 21 percent of the companies surveyed planned to increase staff levels and 11 percent expected to trim payrolls.

For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in durable goods manufacturing, transportation, utilities, wholesale and retail trade, information, leisure and hospitality, and government.

Employers in construction and financial services plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in nondurable goods manufacturing, professional and business services, education and health services, and other services is expected to remain unchanged.

Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed by Manpower in the United States, 12 percent expect to increase their staffing levels during the period from Jan. 1 through March 31 and 12 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Seventy-three percent expect no change in hiring, and 3 percent were undecided about their hiring plans for the quarter.

Manpower does not survey employers in the Coralville and Iowa City area.Fewer Cedar Rapids area employers expect to hire additional employees in the first quarter of 2010 when compared with a year ago, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

From January to March, 11 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 7 percent expect to reduce their payroll, according to Kathy Joblinske of Manpower. Another 78 percent expect to maintain their current staff levels and 4 percent are not certain of their hiring plans.

Last year at this time, 21 percent of the companies surveyed planned to increase staff levels and 11 percent expected to trim payrolls.

For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in durable goods manufacturing, transportation, utilities, wholesale and retail trade, information, leisure and hospitality, and government.

Employers in construction and financial services plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in nondurable goods manufacturing, professional and business services, education and health services, and other services is expected to remain unchanged.

Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed by Manpower in the United States, 12 percent expect to increase their staffing levels during the period from Jan. 1 through March 31 and 12 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Seventy-three percent expect no change in hiring, and 3 percent were undecided about their hiring plans for the quarter.

Manpower does not survey employers in the Coralville and Iowa City area.