A report issued today (Tuesday) shows nearly a quarter of Iowa employers plan to hire workers in the coming months. The Manpower survey for the third quarter of the year places Iowa’s “net employment outlook” at 19-percent. Manpower spokesperson Kathy Joblinske says business leaders in the state aren’t as optimistic about their hiring intentions as they were earlier this year.

“That is a little softer than the second quarter survey results, when we were at 25-percent, but still strong,” Joblinske says. The new survey shows 24-percent of Iowa employers expect to add workers between July and September. “For the upcoming quarter, job prospects (in Iowa) appear best in construction, non-durable goods manufacturing, transportation and utilities, warehouse and retail trade, and leisure and hospitality services,” Joblinske says. Seventy-percent of the employers surveyed plan to maintain staff levels in the third quarter, while five-percent expect to reduce their payrolls.

(Radio Iowa)