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From July to September, 6 percent of the companies interviewed in the Honolulu metroi area plan to hiremore employees, while 11 percen expect to reduce their payrolls, accordingt to the survey from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: Seventy-eight percent expect to maintain thei r current staff levels and 5 percentg remain uncertain about hiring Hiring is expected to be a littlee lighter than in the second quarter, when 10 percenty of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expected to cut payrolls, said Manpowe spokeswoman Mary Lou For the coming quarter, job prospects in the Honolulu area appeatr best in wholesale and retai trade and leisure and hospitality.
Employers in durablse goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, information, professionak and business services, education and health services and government intend to cut Hiringin construction, transportation and utilities, financia l activities and other servicea is expected to remain unchanged. National surveuy results showed little change from the second Of the morethan 28,000 employers surveyed across the 15 percent expect to increasew their staff levels during the third quarter, while 13 percent expectf to reduce their payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hiring and 5 percent are undecided abourttheir third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data showse continued hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas president of the Americas for Manpower. “They are treadintg slowly and watching withguardesd optimism, hoping a few quarters of stability will be the precursoer to the recovery.”