Employers expect global hiring momentum to strengthen slightly heading into the final quarter of 2026, according to ManpowerGroup's latest Employment Outlook Survey of 39,878 employers across 42 countries. The global Net Employment Outlook for Q4 2026 stands at 29%, up two points from the previous quarter and six points from the same period last year. Among employers planning to add staff, 62% cite changing roles and skills as the primary driver, including branching into new areas, new expertise demanded by advancing technology, and shifts in the skills their services require. Forty-three percent of employers globally plan to increase staffing between October and December, compared with 14% anticipating reductions, while 41% expect staffing levels to remain unchanged. The survey also finds that 45% of employers are increasing entry-level hiring compared with 2025, against 20% pulling back, and that construction and real estate and finance and insurance report the strongest hiring intentions at 36%, followed by information at 35%. Regionally, the Americas posts the strongest outlook at 36%, with Brazil at 53%, Panama at 49%, Mexico at 41%, and the United States at 36%, while India leads all countries at 54%, followed by Vietnam at 36% and China at 34%.
ManpowerGroup IncSurvey shows stronger global hiring outlook, directly reflecting demand for ManpowerGroup's staffing services.
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