What do the percentages mean?

For more information about the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,please visit manpower.co.uk/meos

The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount – the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount

= Outlook Percentage

Seasonally adjusted – Seasonal adjustments are applied to research data to remove employment fluctuations that

normally occur at the same time each year, such as the end of a school term or a change in season.

FIRST QUARTER 2017

NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UTILITY SECTOR AS HIRING MORE THAN DOUBLES

NO POST-BREXIT BLUES AS EMPLOYERS REPORT MOST OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN

THREE YEARS

WHERE THE JOBS AREMANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY

+8%SCOTLAND

+2%WALES

+3%NORTHWEST

+8%WEST MIDLANDS

+8%SOUTH WEST

+7%NORTH EAST

+8%EAST MIDLANDS

+10%EAST

+9%LONDON+5%

SOUTH EAST

+4%NORTHERNIRELAND

+8%YORKSHIRE &HUMBERSIDE

> 9% < 1%6-9% 1-5%

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHING

NATIONAL +7

+9

+3

+2

+13

+7

+6

+4

-1

+7

CONSTRUCTION

ELECTRICITY, GAS & WATER

FINANCE & BUSINESSSERVICES

MANUFACTURING

MINING & QUARRYING

PUBLIC & SOCIAL

TRANSPORT, STORAGE & COMMS

WHOLESALE & RETAIL,RESTAURANTS & HOTELS

BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY REGION IN Q1 2017

BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY SECTOR IN Q1 2017

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TRANSPORT FIRMS PUT THE BRAKES ON AS HIRING OUTLOOK DROPS TO -1%

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