For the second quarter, 23 percent of Chattanooga employers expect to hire more workers, and the remainder expect to maintain current staff levels, according to the Manpower Inc. employment outlook survey. None expect to reduce their payrolls.
In the same period last year, 23 percent of companies planned to increase staffing while 3 percent planned to cut payrolls, according to the survey. In the first quarter of 2008, 23 percent planned to add workers and 10 percent planned to cut staffing.
Job prospects for the second quarter of 2008 should be best in construction; durable and non-durable goods manufacturing; transportation; public utilities; finance; insurance and real estate.
