Seasonally adjusted – Seasonal adjustments are applied
to research data to remove employment fluctuations that
normally occur at the same time each year, such as the
end of a school term or a change in season.
The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount
– the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount
= Outlook Percentage
For more information about the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,
please visit manpowergroup.co.uk/meos
What do the percentages mean?
SECOND QUARTER 2023
EMPLOYERS TRYING TO HIRE
BUT WORKERS WANT A BETTER OFFER
MANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS
& AUTOMOTIVE
FINANCIALS &
REAL ESTATE
HEALTH CARE
& LIFE SCIENCES
CONSUMER GOODS
& SERVICES
INDUSTRIALS
& MATERIALS
ENERGY
& UTILITIES
OTHER* /
NONE OF THE ABOVE
UK EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK:
ALL SECTORS REMAIN POSITIVE
UK EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK:
ALL REGIONS REMAIN POSITIVE
Q2 2023 NET EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK: EMEA
HIRING CONFIDENCE INCREASES TO +21%
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
0
-5
-10
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
SOUTH
AFRICA
IRELAND
TURKEY
UK
GERMANY
ISRAEL
EMEA
BELGIUM
ITALY
PORTUGAL
CZECH
REPUBLIC
ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
POLAND
GREECE
HUNGARY
31 31 31
28
26 26 26
22
21 21
19 19
18 18 17
16
15
13
10 10
9
8
7
2
10
5
0
15
20
25
30
35
+48%
+36%
+27%
+27%
+22%
+22%
+20%
+12%
+8%
+23%
SCOTLAND
+9%
WALES
+16%
NORTH WEST
+20%
WEST MIDLANDS
+29%
SOUTH WEST
+18%
NORTH EAST
+30%
EAST
MIDLANDS
+20%
EAST
+24%
LONDON
+19%
SOUTH EAST
+21%
NORTHERN
IRELAND
+20%
YORKSHIRE &
THE HUMBER
<25% >25%
<20% <10%
