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UK employers are continuing to kick major hiring decisions into the long grass, with 42% of organisations planning no changes to their headcount for Q2 2025.
The latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey reveals a -27% drop in hiring volume compared to Q1 2025. As a result, organisations will need to focus on upskilling and keeping teams motivated and energised to drive much-needed productivity during this period of stagnation.
Download the exclusive report to find out:
The key reasons employers are maintaining, reducing, or increasing headcount in Q2
Who employers will be hiring in Q2
The top 5 hardest to find skills: 2024 vs 2025
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As the world’s workforce expert, ManpowerGroup connects more than 600,000 jobseekers with meaningful work every day, and helps more than 400,000 clients address their critical talent needs each year.
Through our comprehensive family of brands – Talent Solutions, Experis, Manpower and Right Management – we deliver innovative workforce solutions to resource, manage and develop talent. By combining global presence and local expertise, we influence how people and companies work now and how they will work in the future. It’s about creating progress, by knowing what’s happening now and what will happen next in the world of work – and sharing it to benefit all.
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