Canadian employers are in a mood to hire additional workers in the second quarter, according to the latest Manpower Outlook Employment Survey.
The survey of 1,900 employers by Manpower Canada found that 21% planned to add to their payrolls in the April-to-June quarter, while only 5% planned to cut workers. Most employers -- 72% --anticipated no change in hiring levels.
The survey found an especially "upbeat hiring climate" in the retail and mining sectors, with the rosiest intentions in Western Canada, due to the construction boom.
Job growth has been stubbornly slow lately, with Statistics Canada reporting last Friday that the country shed 2,800 jobs in February. The unemployment rate slipped to 7.3%, but only because 38,000 people left the workforce.
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