Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010

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Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010

By Ellen Wulfhorst

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employers expect to hire more new workers in 2010 than they did in 2009, a sign the U.S. recession may be easing its grip, research showed on Tuesday.

One-fifth of employers plan to add full-time, permanent employees next year, up from 14 percent in 2009, according to CareerBuilder.com, an online jobs site that surveyed more than 2,700 hiring managers and human resource professionals.

Just 9 percent said they plan to cut head count in 2010, down from 16 percent in 2009, according to the nationwide survey.

"There's definitely an uptick. The number of employers who say they're going to add full-time workers is up from last year, and that is very good news," said Michael Erwin, senior career advisor at CareerBuilder.

Yet 61 percent of employers said they do not plan to change staffing levels, showing a degree of caution, he said.

"Employers are waiting to see what the economy does and what the new year brings," he said.

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Still a good sign.

[Clio the Leo]

1. Yep and with consumer optimism way up....

.... the light at the end of that tunnel is getting brighter and brighter.

[Kahuna]

5. Of course. The longer the employed can hold on to their own jobs..

the more secure they are that they will not be a victim of the recession. Once they're feeling secure they start to spend. It's always been that way.

[Kdillard]

2. I hope so. k and r for a productive 2010.

[alp227]

3. Great! K&R

[Peacetrain]

4. A 23% increase in manufacturing.. I heard that this morning

A very good sign

[mkultra]

6. thats is big

[Yavin4]

7. Well, I've Been Waiting for an Uptick Since February 2009

And would love to see one in 2010.

[NJmaverick]

8. This is certainly welcome news

[Imagevision]

9. "Yet 61 percent of employers said they do not plan to change staffing levels"