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Key Findings

  • While global Outlooks have weakened by -4% since Q4 2023,

    they have increased by+3%compared to Q1 2023

  • The strongest hiring isanticipatedin North America (34%), followed by Asia Pacific (30%), South and Central Americas (28%), and Europe, Middle East, andAfrica(23%)

  • By country, the strongest hiring plans are reported inIndia (37%), the Netherlands (37%), andCosta Rica (35%),and the U.S. (35%), while the weakest outlooks are inHungary (10%),Japan (10%), Czech Republic (8%), and Argentina (2%)

  • Employers in Hungary (+20%), Poland (+18%), and the Netherlands (+17%) reported the largest year-over-year increases in hiring outlook, while Argentina (-10%), Peru (-10%), Israel (-11%), and Panama (-18%) saw the steepest declines

  • The IT industry had the brightest global hiring outlook at 36%, followed by Financials & Real Estate at 34%, and Communication Services at 31%