Article: Job prospects improving, says Manpower survey

Manpower Inc.'s employment outlook survey for Pittsburgh region says area employers expect to hire at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008. From April to June, 35 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while five percent expect to maintain current staffing. Area hiring levels appear to be growing stronger, compared with the first quarter, when only 20 percent of companies interviewed intended to add workers, and 15 percent planned to cut payrolls. Job prospects in the second quarter appear best in the construction, durable goods, manufacturing, finance, insurance and real estate, and the service sectors.

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