After the first quarter of 2020 in Guatemala, 10% of companies reported that they planned to increase their payrolls, for the second quarter this proportion rose to 15%.
Employers in Costa Rica report cautiously optimistic hiring plans for the second quarter of 2020. Fifteen percent of employers are contemplating an increase in their payrolls, 6% anticipate a decrease and 78% will remain unchanged, so the Net Employment Trend is +9%, reported Manpower.
For the first quarter of 2020, 7% of the companies consulted plan to reduce their payrolls, and only 10% plan to increase them.
Employers in Costa Rica report slow growth in their hiring plans for the first quarter of 2020. According to Manpower, 10% of companies are contemplating an increase in their workforce, 7% anticipate a decrease and 82% remain unchanged.
Although by the fourth quarter of 2019, 13% of companies are expected to increase their payrolls, the proportion that anticipates a decrease went up to 11%.
13% of employers expect an increase in their workforce, 11% anticipate a decrease and 74% remain unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +2%, explains the ManPower report.
For the third quarter of the year, 8% of companies in Costa Rica anticipate a reduction in their payrolls, and only 9% plan to hire new staff.
For the third quarter of 2019, only 9% of companies in Costa Rica expect to increase their payrolls, well below the proportion of companies (12%) that expected to increase their payrolls during the second quarter.
For the second quarter of 2019, 12% of companies in Costa Rica expect to increase their payrolls, as reported during the first three months of the year.
ManpowerGroup reported that Costa Rican employers report moderate hiring intentions for the second quarter of 2019. 12% of employers expect an increase in their workforce, 6% anticipate a decrease and 81% remain unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +6%.
For the first quarter of 2019, 12% of companies in Costa Rica expect to increase their payrolls, a figure that exceeds the 10% reported for the fourth quarter of 2018.
ManpowerGroup reported that Costa Rican employers report moderate hiring plans for the following quarter. The 12% of employers expect an increase in their workforce, 6% expect a decrease and 76% remain unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +6%.
For the fourth quarter of 2018, 10% of companies in the country expect to increase their payrolls, 85% do not foresee changes and 4% anticipate a reduction.
From a report by the ManpowerGroup :
Employers in five regions foresee an increase in their workforce during Q4 2018.Employers in Heredia report the strongest hiring intentions with a Net Employment Outlook of + 11%.On the other hand, employers in San José and Cartago report a moderate hiring activity with Trends of + 9%, while the Tendency for Alajuela is located at + 8%.Employers in Guanacaste anticipate a slight increase in their workforce with a Trend of + 4%, however, in Puntarenas & Limón, hiring levels are expected to fall, reporting a Trend of -3%
Costa Rican employers report favorable hiring plans for the third quarter of 2018. 13% of employers expect to increase staffing levels, 4% anticipate a decrease, 82% forecast no change and 1% don’t know.
For the first quarter of 2018, 24% of companies in Costa Rica expect to increase their payrolls, 71% do not foresee changes and 4% anticipate a reduction.
From the ManpowerGroup report:
Comparative by Region Employers of the six regions foresee an increase in their workforce for the following quarter.The strongest hiring plans are reported in Heredia, where employers report a Net Employment Outlook of + 22%.
The opening of the telecomm market in Costa Rica is expected to generate 3.500 jobs, but companies are not yet hiring, as the opening process has not been realized.
Many hiring processes have been stalled due to red tape delays, which include appeals, mistakes and a license awarding process still in “draft” state.
An article by María Marta Salazar Muñoz in Elfinancierocr.com notes that companies such as “C&W and America Movil (Claro), have already hired staff in the country”, even though it is not known which mobile telephony companies will operate in Costa Rica. The article also recommends companies to include safeguards in their job contracts, to be able to suspend them in case of further delays in the opening process.