Hong Kong’s employment outlook rebounds sharply to 14% in fourth quarter
Por Wynna Wong — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Firms looking to hire after previous quarter’s slump as city’s economic environment improves, according to survey by ManpowerGroup
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Wynna Wong Published: 3:19pm, 15 Sep 2026 Updated: 3:44pm, 15 Sep 2026
Hong Kong employers’ hiring sentiment rebounded sharply for the fourth quarter, with far fewer companies expecting to cut jobs as confidence improved alongside stronger economic growth, according to a ManpowerGroup survey.
The international human resources company said the city’s seasonally adjusted net employment outlook rose to 14 per cent, up 23 percentage points from minus 9 per cent in the previous quarter of this year.
The outlook is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers expecting to reduce staffing from the share planning to increase headcount.
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