INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) - Employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area expect to hire at an active pace during the opening quarter of 2020.

Among the local employers surveyed by Manpower, Inc. 19 percent plan to hire more employees from January through March. This number is offset by the 6 percent that plan to reduce payrolls while 75 percent of employers expect to maintain current staff levels.

This yields a net employment outlook of 13 percent. “Compared to Q4 2019 when the Net Employment Outlook was 14 percent, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario employers have reported consistent hiring pace,” said Frank Armendariz of Manpower. “When looking at year-over-year expectations, hiring intentions have remained stable from when the Outlook was 12 percent.”

Story Date: December 19, 2019