What do the percentages mean? For more information about the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, please visit manpower.co.uk/meos The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount – the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount = Outlook Percentage Seasonally adjusted – Seasonal adjustments are applied to research data to remove employment fluctuations that normally occur at the same time each year, such as the end of a school term or a change in season. FIRST QUARTER 2017 NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UTILITY SECTOR AS HIRING MORE THAN DOUBLES NO POST-BREXIT BLUES AS EMPLOYERS REPORT MOST OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN THREE YEARS WHERE THE JOBS ARE MANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY +8% SCOTLAND +2% WALES +3% NORTH WEST +8% WEST MIDLANDS +8% SOUTH WEST +7% NORTH EAST +8% EAST MIDLANDS +10% EAST +9% LONDON +5% SOUTH EAST +4% NORTHERN IRELAND +8% YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE > 9% < 1% 6-9% 1-5% AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHING NATIONAL +7 +9 +3 +2 +13 +7 +6 +4 -1 +7 CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICITY, GAS & WATER FINANCE & BUSINESS SERVICES MANUFACTURING MINING & QUARRYING PUBLIC & SOCIAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE & COMMS WHOLESALE & RETAIL, RESTAURANTS & HOTELS BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY REGION IN Q1 2017 BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY SECTOR IN Q1 2017 www.manpowergroup.com ©2016 ManpowerGroup. All rights reserved. TRANSPORT FIRMS PUT THE BRAKES ON AS HIRING OUTLOOK DROPS TO -1% +7% 2014 2015 2016 2017 -3 0 3 6 9 12 15 +13%