ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey

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12 March 2024

Belgian employers plan to slow down hiring during the second quarter of 2024

According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, hiring prospects are deteriorating in 39 out of 42 surveyed countries on a quarterly comparison basis, amid uncertainty.   […]
12 September 2023

45% of Belgian employers expect to create new jobs in the fourth quarter (ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey)

The Net Employment Outlook rises for the second consecutive quarter, reaching its highest level for 2023 (+31%), but is still two percentage points weaker than a […]
5 January 2023

Belgian employers plan to slow the hiring pace in Q1 2023, but continue to show resilience

The Net Employment Outlook declines by 10 percentage points from the previous quarter, but remains positive at +23%, indicating that a majority of employers expect to […]
13 September 2022

Strong hiring outlook for the fourth quarter in Belgium amid uncertainty and talent shortages

According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey released today, hiring activity in Belgium is expected to remain intense in the fourth quarter of 2022. According to […]
14 December 2021

Belgian employers expect to maintain a very strong hiring pace for the first quarter of 2022

Nearly one in two Belgian employers (48%) plans to create new jobs in Q1 2022   According to the ManpowerGroup Employmet Outlook Survey – which is […]
14 September 2021

Optimism returns to the labour market: one in two Belgian employers plans to strengthen its workforce by the end of the year

 The Net Employment Outlook reaches its strongest level (+ 30%) since the launch of the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey in Belgium in 2003, the fifth consecutive […]
8 June 2021

Hiring pace will continue to strengthen during the summer … while 83% of Belgian employers report difficulty filling jobs.

In all three regions, the covid crisis has taken talent shortages to levels not seen in the last 15 years According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook […]
25 March 2021

Belgian employers regain confidence and anticipate moderately optimistic hiring plans for the next quarter

  According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Survey released today, the labor market situation is expected to continue to improve in Q2 2021. In Belgium, 13% of […]
9 March 2021

Belgian employers regain confidence and anticipate moderately optimistic hiring plans for the next quarter

  According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Survey released today, the labor market situation is expected to continue to improve in Q2 2021. In Belgium, 13% of […]