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. The % of employers anticipating an increase in headcount – the % of employers expecting to decrease in headcount = Outlook Percentage For more information about the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, please visit manpowergroup.co.uk/meos What do the percentages mean? FIRST QUARTER 2020 WHERE THE JOBS ARE MANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY www.manpowergroup.com ©2019 ManpowerGroup. All rights reserved. AGRICULTURE NATIONAL +2% +3% -1% +5% +2% +2% +4% +1% -4% +2% CONSTRUCTION UTILITIES FINANCE & BUSINESS SERVICES MANUFACTURING MINING PUBLIC & SOCIAL TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS HOTELS & RETAIL BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY SECTOR IN Q1 2020 +6% SCOTLAND -1% WALES +5% NORTH WEST +13% WEST MIDLANDS +4% SOUTH WEST -4% NORTH EAST -2% EAST MIDLANDS 0% EAST -1% LONDON +2% SOUTH EAST 0% NORTHERN IRELAND -1% YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER > 9% < 1% 6-9% 1-5% BEST AND WORST OUTLOOK FOR JOBS BY REGION IN Q1 2020 +4% MANUFACTURING SECTOR BUCKS THE TREND WITH MORE OPTIMISTIC HIRING SENTIMENT -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 2019 2020 LONDON DIPS TO FIRST NEGATIVE OUTLOOK IN A DECADE HIRING CONFIDENCE FALLS TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020