Survey: More Companies to Hire in 2Q

[PoundSiO2]

People looking for work this spring could find the strongest U.S. job market in more than three years, even as companies remain reluctant to hire, a new survey shows.

Roughly one in four employers plan to add workers in the second quarter of the year to keep pace with increased demand for their products or services, according to a survey of 16,000 businesses by Manpower Inc., set for release Tuesday.

"Someone looking for a job no doubt will have an easier time now than in recent memory, than in the past two or three years," said Jeffrey Joerres, Manpower's chief executive officer and chairman. "It's still going to be difficult in that companies are going to begin this process very cautiously."

Substantial job growth will come if companies fulfill their hiring projections for the quarter, he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=509&ncid=509&e=37&u=/ap/20040316/ap_on_bi_ge/jobs_outlook

How can we defend against this news? Should we try to deny or derail it until after November?

[Dogmudgeon]

1. No need to worry

Manpower has been parroting the same line since January 2001.

Yeah, I signed up with those guys 18 months ago. Got me 4 days of work.

Substantial job growth will come if monkeys fly out of my ass.

--bkl

[w4rma]

2. Are those hiring projections for American jobs, or total jobs? (n/t)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. We can easily debunk this bullshit

job creation has been pathetic. 250,000 jobs have to be created every month to keep up with the growing workforce. 1,000 jobs in December and piddly numbers over the past few months do not show a recovering job market.

Not to mention that most of the jobs created are not white collar jobs or blue collar jobs with benefits; they're low-wage, hourly service jobs.

[JanMichael]

4. I'm shivering it's so scary. Heh. It's another example of nasty RW spin.

Almost every single one of their job creation predictions the last few months has fallen flat on it's face.

[Rebellious Republican]

5. "Prosperity just around the corner" same stuff, different day!

Yeah, new manufacturing jobs created assembling burgers at McDonald's.

:crazy:

[Ruby Romaine]

6. Repuke Shill Alert!!!! Don't believe a word of this "news" report!

Contributions to Political Committees

JOERRES, JEFFREY
MEQUON, WI 53092

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN
08/17/2000 500.00 20036004356

JOERRES, SARAH
MILWAUKEE, WI 53217
MANPOWER INC

DARROW, RUSS
VIA RUSS DARROW FOR SENATE INC
12/29/2003 2000.00 24020060188

http://www.fec.gov/finance_reports.html
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And Manpower has
Welfare to work gov't contracts
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Washington - President Bush, advancing his welfare reform agenda Thursday, held a White House ceremony to salute people who left public assistance and business leaders who helped them.

Side by side with Bush in the East Room was Tommy G. Thompson, the Health and Human Services secretary who made a national name for himself as a welfare reformer while Wisconsin governor.

Business executives taking part included JEFFREY JOERRES, chairman and CEO of the Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc., who says his firm has helped find work for more than 10,000 former welfare recipients nationwide. He brought two such women to meet Bush to illustrate the firm's successes
http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/apr02/36265.asp

[UpInArms]

7. Welcome to DU PoundSiO2!

here's a discussion regarding the Manpower survey - it's already been debunked - see:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x426508

[PoundSiO2]

10. Thanks for the link

Now we just need to get the message out to the people that may bite.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

8. More jobs being created overseas? Great news...

...if you're a wealthy business owner.

[Thor_MN]

9. Could. Maybe. Might. If we all believe and clap our hands

the private sector could possibly, if everything goes right, create a private sector job or two next quarter.

I won't be holding my breath....

[Moderator]

11. Please continue discussion here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=426508