For the second quarter of 2010, Guatemalan employers are optimistic, and those in Panama and Costa Rica are very optimistic.
GUATEMALA
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today, reveals a favorable hiring environment for the second quarter of 2010, with employers anticipating opportunities for Guatemalan jobseekers to remain similar to those reported in the first quarter of the year.
Of all companies, 20% plans to hire staff during 2010, according to a Manpower survey.
"The region of Puntarenas and Limon is the most optimistic, with a net trend of +26%, while the most pessimistic one is Heredia", reported Nacion.com.
The survey was conducted in 35 countries, and placed Costa Rica 5th as the country with better employment expectations, highlighting communications and transportation as the industries which expect to hire most personnel in 2010.
Cautious signals of improvement are detected in Guatemala and Costa Rica regarding hiring for the fourth quarter of 2009.
Manpower's Hiring Expectations survey found that in Guatemala, three out of four employers won't change their payrolls in the last three months of 2009, and they will try to retain the workers they have. Accordingly, the Trend shows a mildly optimistic market when compared to expectations for previous quarter.