Canadian Company Net Hiring Plans Climb, Manpower Says

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Canadian employers boosted their net hiring plans for the start of next year led by transportation and public utilities, according to a survey by Manpower Inc.

The share of companies planning to hire between January and March exceeded those forecasting cutbacks by 13 percentage points after adjusting for seasonal variations, the Milwaukee-based employment-services firm said in a statement. The so-called net employment figure rose from 11 in the last survey.