Labor market cooling down

The net labor market index, measuring the gap between companies planning to hire and those planning to cut jobs, stands at -3 in 1Q26, according to ManpowerGroup. The index was last negative in 1Q21. IT, manufacturing, retail, and logistics are the most pessimistic sectors, while construction and real estate firms plan to hire. Slovakia is the only one of the 41 surveyed countries with a negative index.

(hnonline.sk)