Irish firms’ hiring intentions rise to nine-year high

Irish employers have indicated their strongest staff-hiring intentions in nearly 10 years, a jobs survey shows.

The latest employment outlook survey from recruitment specialist ManpowerGroup Ireland found a net employment outlook of 9% for the third quarter of this year — a four percentage point improvement over the last quarter and three percentage points ahead of the same time period last year.

The latest quarterly outlook is the strongest to be reported here since the second quarter of 2007.