Delta and Richmond area employers are expecting a moderate hiring climate for the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest Manpower employment outlook survey.
Survey data shows that 10 per cent of area employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter (January to March), while seven per cent are anticipating cutbacks. Another 73 per cent of employers plan to maintain their current staffing levels in the upcoming quarter, while 10 per cent are unsure of their hiring intentions.
"With seasonal variations removed from the data, Richmond-Delta's first quarter net employment outlook of six per cent is a decrease of nine percentage points when compared to the previous quarterly outlook," said Jeff Polkinghorne, of Manpower's Vancouver office.
