Romanian employers report cautiously optimistic hiring plans for the third quarter, the survey reads. “While 19% of employers expect to increase staffing levels, 9% anticipate a decrease and 70% forecast no change, resulting in a net employment outlook of +10%.”
The survey polled 632 Romanian employers.
Romanian employers are among the most optimistic in Europe and offer hiring opportunities in most activity areas, Valentin Petrof, country manager of ManpowerGroup Romania, said. Employers are relaxed despite uncertainty on external markets, which may affect their business, and don’t expect significant staff changes, he added.
Employers expect to grow staff levels in four of the eight regions during the next three months. The most optimistic hiring plans are reported in the northwestern parts of the country, where the net employment outlook stands at +21%, while employers in the South and the West report outlooks of +14% and +10%, respectively.
In central Romania, employers expect to increase staff, with an outlook of +7%. Hiring plans are not that optimistic in southwestern regions, Bucharest and Ilfov county, where the employment outlook fell to -1%.
Employers in seven of the ten industry sectors expect to increase staff during the third quarter. Manufacturing sector employers have the most optimistic hiring plans with a net employment outlook of +15%, according to the survey.
“Elsewhere, a steady hiring pace is expected in the public and social sector, with an outlook of +12%. Employers also report outlooks of +11% and +10% in the Transport, Storage & Communication sector and the Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services sector, respectively.”
Employees in the wholesale and retail sectors report cautiously optimistic hiring plans with an outlook of +9%, while employers in the electricity, gas and water supply sectors expect staff cuts, with an outlook of -10%.
Sluggish outlooks, of -6%, are reported in the agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and construction sectors.
Hiring plans improve or remain stable in only 19 countries, according to the survey. The most optimistic hiring outlook is in Taiwan Brazil, Panama, Peru and Turkey, while the weakest opportunities for job seekers are expected in Italy, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Greece.