Published October 2002

Survey: 63% of bosses
don’t plan to hire, fire
in fourth quarter

SCBJ Staff

There could be a slight increase in the number of Snohomish County companies hiring new workers through the end of the year, a recent survey says.

However, the survey also found that 63 percent of companies plan to stand pat with their current employment levels, and that is “by far the dominant player here,” said Donna Thompson, a state labor market analyst based in Everett.

The most recent survey by Manpower Inc., the temporary services agency, found that 20 percent of businesses in the Everett/Lynnwood area will add employees during October, November and December, while 17 percent of them will cut back.

That represents a change from Manpower’s third-quarter survey, when 17 percent planned to add workers while 10 percent cut them. A year ago, 13 percent of local companies added workers and 10 percent cut them, Manpower said.

Job opportunities are most likely in services, wholesale/ retail trade and finance/insurance/real estate, Manpower reported.

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