Advertiser Staff
Employment will remain stable or increase at most Honolulu companies in the second quarter of this year, according to a new Manpower Inc. staffing survey, the latest in a series of government and private surveys showing a rosy job outlook in Hawai‘i for 2001.
About 13 percent of Honolulu employers polled by Manpower said they plan to add personnel this spring, while none planned cutbacks, according to the survey. About 70 percent said they would maintain current payroll levels; another 17 percent said they aren’t yet decided, Manpower found.
Demand for workers was stronger three months ago, when Manpower found that 40 percent projected staffing increases and 3 percent planning reductions.
Still, the outlook is similar to that of spring 2000, said Doris Hannaford, Manpower’s area manager in Honolulu, when 17 percent of employers planned to increase staffing levels, while 3 percent anticipated cutbacks.
Sectors expecting to add jobs include construction, wholesale and retail trade, financial services, real estate and public administration, Manpower found.
The survey fits a pattern of rising employment in Hawai‘i.
After stagnating in the mid- and late 1990s, job growth has picked up over the past year. The official state job count has risen to record levels in recent months, while unemployment fell in November below the national average for the first time in years.
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