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From July to September, 6 percent of the companiesd interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducetheifr payrolls, according to the survey from Milwaukee-baseds (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expect to maintaih their current staff levels and 5 percenr remain uncertain abouthiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a littlde lighter than in the second when 10 percent of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 perceny expected tocut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan. For the comingh quarter, job prospects in the Honolulu area appeard best in wholesale and retail trade and leisur eand hospitality.
Employers in durable goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, information, professional and businese services, education and health services and government intened tocut staffing. Hiring in transportation and utilities, financial activities and other servicesa is expected toremain unchanged. National survey resultzs showed little change from thesecond quarter. Of the more than 28,00o0 employers surveyed acrossthe country, 15 percent expect to increaswe their staff levels during the thir quarter, while 13 percent expectg to reduce their payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hirin g and 5 percent are undecided abouttheidr third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data shows continuesd hesitancyamong employers,” said Jonas Prising, president of the Americasw for Manpower. “They are treadingy slowly and watching withguarded optimism, hoping a few quarter of stability will be the precursor to the