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Hong Kong Employers' Hiring Sentiment Rebounds for Fourth Quarter
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SCMP Economy55 minutes agoBusiness1 min readChina

Hong Kong Employers' Hiring Sentiment Rebounds for Fourth Quarter

Fewer companies expect to cut jobs amid improved confidence and stronger economic growth.

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Hong Kong employers' hiring sentiment rebounded sharply for the fourth quarter with fewer companies expecting to cut jobs, driven by improved confidence and stronger economic growth, a ManpowerGroup survey showed.

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The employment outlook is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers expecting to reduce staffing from the share planning to increase headcount.

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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 outlook is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers expecting to reduce staffing from the share planning to increase headcount.

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  • What is the exact net employment outlook percentage?
  • Which specific sectors drove the rebound in hiring sentiment?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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