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ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey - Global Findings Q1 2025

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Global Hiring Plans for Q1 2025 Hold Steady as Employers Maintain Measured Outlook

The Net Employment Outlook for first quarter of 2025 remains unchanged from Q4 2024, but down from the previous year, consistent with cooling labor markets.

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Q4 KEY FINDINGS

  • Global hiring Outlooks remain unchanged at 25% quarter-over-quarter, with a slight decline of -1% year-over-year.

  • The strongest hiring plans are reported in India (40%), U.S. (34%), and Mexico (32%), while the weakest Outlooks are in Argentina (-1%), Hong Kong (6%), and Israel (8%).

  • Employers in the IT (37%), Financials & Real Estate (33%), and Healthcare & Life Sciences (27%) sectors report the strongest hiring intentions.

  • Organizations of 250-999 employees continue to lead hiring intentions with an Outlook of 31%, followed at 29% by those with 1,000 - 4,999 employees.

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GLOBAL HIRING PLANS BY REGION

The Americas: Employers across North, Central, and South America reported the strongest regional Outlook for Q1 (29%), with hiring intentions improving 1 percentage point sequentially but declining -3 percentage points from the same period last year.

  • Employers in the U.S. (34%) and Mexico (32%) show the strongest hiring prospects, while Argentina reports the region's only negative Outlook (-1%), reflecting continued economic challenges.

  • The U.S. IT sector leads global industry forecasts at 53%.

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Asia Pacific (APAC): Hiring managers across the region anticipate the second strongest regional Outlook (27%), remaining unchanged from the previous quarter, but decreased by 3 percentage points when compared to the same time last year.

  • India maintains its position as the global hiring leader at 40%.

  • Singapore leads the Transport, Logistics & Automotive sector globally with a 67% Outlook, highlighting the region's continued strength in supply chain and logistics.

 

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA): Hiring expectations remain the lowest in EMEA (19%) and have weakened by 2 percentage points since Q4 2024 and by 1 percentage point year-over-year.

  • Belgium reports the strongest Outlook for Financials & Real Estate in EMEA (53%) and leads in Energy & Utilities (44%), while the Netherlands shows robust hiring plans in Consumer Goods & Services (47%).

  • The most competitive sector in Spain is Information Technology, with a NEO of 27: a 6-point increase from last quarter, reflecting investments in the sector and technical education.

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The Q1 2025 ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey highlights a measured yet optimistic approach among employers in the APAC region, as they prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. To explore the complete results of the survey, including global and country-specific data, CLICK HERE.

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The next survey will be released in March, providing insights into hiring expectations for the second quarter of 2025.

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