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.
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.
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%.
As reported for the first three months of the year, for the second quarter of 2019 14% of companies in the country expect to increase their payrolls.
Guatemalan employers report moderate hiring plans for the second quarter of 2019, with 14% of employers hoping to increase their workforces, 4% expect a decrease and 82% do not expect changes, reported Manpower.
In the first quarter of next year, 14% of the business sector in Guatemala plans to increase its contracting, mainly in the construction, services and manufacturing sectors.
From the ManPowerGroup report:
Guatemalan employers report positive hiring plans for the next quarter, with 14% of employers expecting to increase their workforces, 4% anticipating a decrease and 82% remaining unchanged, resulting in a Net Employment Trend of +10%.
Excessive regulation, increased tax charges and geopolitical uncertainty are the main risks to business growth in the region for Central American CEOs.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) conducted the Global CEO Survey in the Central American region, in which a group of business executives from Central American countries and the Dominican Republic shared their opinions about their economic expectations.
In the fourth quarter of the year, 16% of the business sector plans to hire more workers, mainly in the construction, agriculture and services sectors.
From a report by the ManpowerGroup:
Guatemalan employers report optimistic hiring plans for the next quarter, with 16% of employers expecting to increase their workforce, 3% foreseeing a decrease and 81% not anticipating changes, resulting in a Net Employment Outlook of + 13%.
For the third quarter of the year, 10% of companies in Guatemala plan to increase their hirings and 85% believe they will not make any changes.
ManpowerGroup presented the Employment Expectations Survey corresponding to the III Quarter of the year, and highlighted in the results is the fact that 4% of companies consultedforesee that staff reductions will be made in the coming months.
17% of companies surveyed by Manpower stated that they plan to increase the number of people they employ during the coming three months.
Manpower's Employer Expectations survey asked 620 businesses about their recruitment objectives and 75% responded that had no plan to increase their workforce while 8% foresaw the need to let people go.
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.
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.
The Job Expectation Survey by Manpower reveals that 71% of the 620 companies surveyed will not carrying out new hirings during the first quarter of 2009.
The sector hardest hit by the crisis is the manufacturing sector; the survey revealed a contraction of employment of 1%, a decrease of 7 percentage points regarding the previous quarter. In the last 8 months, more than 20 maquilas have closed their doors, causing a loss of some 15,000 jobs.
According to a survey by Manpower on employment expectations, businessmen believe that the last quarter of the year will remain stable.
Based on the results of the survey of perception, 20 of every 100 business person interviewed expect that they will have positive movements in their payrolls, while 69 of every 100 are betting that the employment situation will continue unchanged. The remain 8% are anticipating less hiring of employees.
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