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More employers expect to hire than fire over the next three months, according to Manpower's Global Employment Outlook, a quarterly survey of over 65,000 employers across 41 countries.
The net employment outlook - the balance of employers expecting an increase in the size of their workforce over those expecting a decrease - is positive in 32 of the economies surveyed.
Hopes are highest in India and Brazil, driven by the services sector: nearly six out of 10 Indian employers in the service sector plan to expand their workforces before the end of June.
Let's have a look at the employment situation around the world, according to The Economist.
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India
Employers planning to hire: 43 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus two per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Brazil
Employers planning to hire: 38 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus one per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Taiwan
Employers planning to hire: 32 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus nine per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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China
Employers planning to hire: 22 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus 11 per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Mexico
Employers planning to hire: 15 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus one per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Canada
Employers planning to hire: 12 percentage points
Change on previous year: nil
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Australia
Employers planning to hire: 12 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus nine per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Japan
Employers planning to hire: 11 percentage points
Change on previous year: plus two per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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United States
Employers planning to hire: 10 percentage points
Change on previous year: plus two per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Germany
Employers planning to hire: eight percentage points
Change on previous year: minus one per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Poland
Employers planning to hire: six percentage points
Change on previous year: minus six per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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France
Employers planning to hire: two percentage points
Change on previous year: minus one per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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United Kingdom
Employers planning to hire: two percentage points
Change on previous year: nil
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Italy
Employers planning to hire: minus two percentage points
Change on previous year: one per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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South Africa
Employers planning to hire: minus two percentage points
Change on previous year: minus five per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Spain
Employers planning to hire: minus eight percentage points
Change on previous year: minus four per cent
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India most upbeat on hiring in the world
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Greece
Employers planning to hire: minus 14 percentage points
Change on previous year: minus one per cent
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