Employers across Poland report considerable increase hiring intentions for Q2 2024

– ManpowerGroup has published the latest report, in which companies reveal their hiring plans for April to June 2024. Modest hiring paces are expected in Poland in the second quarter of 2024 with a Net Employment Outlook (NEO) of 11 percentage points. Since last quarter, employers expect the NEO to worsen by 5 points, but strengthen by 1 point compared to this time last year. Poland ranks tenth to last globally for its employment expectations, 11 point below the global average

6 of 8 industries with recruitment optimism
The most competitive sector in Poland is Consumer Goods & Services with a NEO of 32, increasing by 7 points since the previous quarter and 30 points since this quarter last year. Poland’s growth in expectation in this sector goes against the global trend, as most countries see a decreasing outlook in their Consumer Goods & Services sector. Indeed, this quarter is the highest NEO recorded in Poland’s Consumer Goods & Services since we started tracking in Q2 2008. However, this quarter is the lowest NEO recorded in Transport, Logistics & Automotive sector for 3 years, going back to Q3 2020 when it was -11. The NEO in the sector currently stands at -5.

The strongest competition for employees in Central region of Poland
Organizations in almost all country expect an increase in staffing levels. The most competitive region in Poland is the Central region with a NEO of 17. Even though expectations in the region decreased by 4 points since Q1 2024, they rose by 7 points since this time last year.

Every sized companies want to strengthen teams
All 6 organization sizes anticipate an increase in staffing levels in the next quarter. Polish employers in large enterprises with 5000+ employees are the most optimistic with a NEO of 33. These organizations report the greatest growth in expectations since last quarter and last year, as expectations grew by 13 percentage from last quarter and 12 points since this time last year.