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www.durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 20,2002 PAGE A9 Durham firms in hire spirits than year ago Survey shows 23 per cent plan to boost staff levels in first quarter of 2003 DURHAM -- Things are warming warming up on the job front. More local businesses plan to hire in January, February and March than last year during the same period, according according to the first-quarter employment employment outlook survey by Manpower Inc. "Twenty-three per cent of firms queried plan staffing level increases, 17 per cent-project z a reduction and 60 per cent expect no changes during during the. winter months," said Kim Murray, branch manager of Manpower Manpower Inc. in Pickering. Those numbers are slightly up from the same period a year ago. Only 10 per cent of employers in Durham predicted personnel gains for the start of 2002, while 14 per. cent expected cutbacks. Canadian employers are more divided divided over their hiring plans, Manpower Manpower Inc. reports. While 15 per cent envision new opportunities, 16 per cent predict reductions. Another 67 per cent anticipate no change, while the remaining two per cent are unsure. That's similar to last year's national national picture at this time, said Steve Walker, Manpower vice-president and general manager. "First quarters are traditionally the tightest period of the year," he said. "The outlook is not as upbeat as the moderate forecast issued for this year's end when 24 per cent planned to add workers and 14 per cent said they would decrease the size of their staff." Public administration is expected to be the strongest category, with 26 per cent of employers planning new hires in the first three months of 2003. Only two per cent foresee cutbacks. cutbacks. Employment opportunities in education education continue to grow as 20 per cent plan to hire more workers. 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