By the fourth quarter of 2020, 21% of companies in the country expect to reduce their payrolls, a proportion that is higher than the 14% registered in the third quarter of this year, a rise that is explained by the economic crisis generated by the covid-19.
Panamanian employers report negative hiring expectations for the October-December period. Three percent of the employers expect to increase their workforce, however, 21 percent expect to reduce it, while 68 percent remain unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of -18%.
In the context of the economic crisis in Costa Rica, by the fourth quarter of 2020, 6% of employers plan to increase their payrolls, a share that doubles the 3% registered for the third quarter of the year.
Although Costa Rican employers report weak hiring intentions for the October-December period, these have improved slightly when compared to the July-September outlook.
By the second quarter of 2020, 9% of companies in the country expect to increase their payrolls, which is less than the 10% recorded in the same period in 2018.
Panamanian employers report moderate hiring plans for the second quarter of 2020, with 9% of employers expecting an increase in their workforce, 10% anticipating a decrease and 76% remaining unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of -1%, reported Manpower.
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.
After 12% of companies in Guatemala reported in the first quarter of 2020 that they planned to increase their payrolls, by the second quarter this proportion had risen by only 1%.
Employers in Guatemala report positive hiring plans for the second quarter of 2020.
For the first quarter of 2020, only 10% of companies in Panama expect to increase their payrolls, a proportion that is slightly lower than the 11% recorded in the same period of 2018.
Panamanian employers report slow hiring plans for the January-March period, with 10% of employers expecting to increase workforces, 10% anticipating a decrease and 75% remaining unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of 0%, 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.
After in the fourth quarter of 2019, 15% of companies reported that they planned to increase their payrolls, for the first quarter of 2020 this proportion drops to 12%.
Guatemalan employers report moderate hiring intentions for the first quarter of 2020. With 12% of employers expecting an increase in their workforces, 5% predicting a decrease and 83% remaining unchanged, reported Manpower.
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 fourth quarter of 2019, 11% of companies in the country expect to increase their payrolls, which is less than the 13% recorded in the same period of 2018.
Panamanian employers report slight hiring expectations for the last quarter of 2019. The 11% anticipates an increase, 6% anticipates a decrease and 81% does not foresee changes, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +5%, explains the Manpower report.
For the fourth quarter of 2019, 15% of Guatemalan companies are expected to increase their payrolls, a proportion that is slightly lower than the 16% recorded in the same period of 2018, which could be explained by the lack of legal certainty and the recent general elections.
Guatemalan employers report moderate hiring plans for the fourth quarter of 2019. 15% expect to increase their workforce, 5% expect a decrease and 80% do not expect changes, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +10%, according to the report prepared by Manpower.
After it was reported for the second quarter of 2019 that 14% of companies projected to increase their payrolls, for the third quarter this proportion went down to 13%.
Manpower's latest report states that Guatemalan employers report moderate hiring plans for the third quarter of 2019, with 13% of employers expecting to increase their workforces, 5% anticipating a decrease and 82% remaining unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +8%.
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 third quarter of 2019, 10% of companies in Panama expect to increase their payrolls, slightly above the 8% recorded in the second quarter of the year.
Panamanian employers report cautious hiring intentions for the next quarter, with 10% of employers expecting to increase their workforces, 8% anticipating a decrease and 76% remaining unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +2%, reports Manpower in its quarterly study.
In Costa Rica, businessmen expect job creation to stagnate this year, as only a thousand new jobs are expected to be created, resulting in a year-on-year increase of just 0.7%.
The forecasts of the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica (ICRC) for this one are the result of the study that the sector carries out every year, which concludes that in the most positive scenario, the performance of production, employment and investment, would be similar to that of 2018.
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