ManpowerGroup 25%Global Net Employment Outlook Calculated by subtracting employers planning reductionsvs. those planning to hire*. Unchanged since the previous ExecutiveSummary 30% of companies say they havealready fully achieved gender equality,compared to 24% a year ago. 40,413 employers across 42countries were asked about their firstquarter hiring intentions and closing Highest Global Hiring Demand InformationTechnology Global EmploymentOutlook for Q1 2025 Used internationally as a bellwether oflabor market trends, the Net EmploymentOutlook – calculated by subtracting the Changes Over Time Global Outlooks have remained unchanged since the previous quarterand weakened slightly when compared to Strongest Strongest andWeakest First With stable outlooks acrossthe regions,employers in theNorth America (32%) regionreported the strongesthiring intentions,followed by Seasonally Adjusted,Net EmploymentOutlook Changes Most Significant Outlook Improvements for Q1 Employers in 12 countries report a stronger hiring outlookcompared with the same period last year, weakening in Businesses in the IT industry reported the brightest outlook, improving by two percentage points since the previous Employment Outlooks Across Hiring expectations remain the lowest in Europe, the MiddleEast, and Africa (19%), and has weakened by 2 percentage Outlooks vary across the region with employers most keen to hire in Weakest Hiring Intentions The strongest Outlook globally for the Financials & Real Estateindustry vertical was reported by employers in Belgium (53%, tiedwith employers in China). Consumer Goods and Services in The Employment Outlooks Hiring managers across the Asia-Pacific countries anticipatethe second strongest regional Outlook (27%), remaining Weakest Hiring Intentions Employers in India (40%) continue to report the strongestOutlooks in the region, with most cautious in Hong Kong (6%). The strongest Outlook globally for the Transport, Logistics,and Automotive industry vertical was reported by employers inSingapore (67%). Employers in China reported the highest Employment Outlooks Across Employers across North, Central, and South America reportedthe strongest regional Outlook for Q1 (29%), with hiring Weakest Hiring Intentions Employers in the U.S. (34%) reported the strongest hiring intentionsacross the regions, with the weakest in Argentina (-1%). The strongest Outlook globally for the Information Technology WorkforceTrends Steady Gains in Gender Equality Over the past year, more companies have made progress toward gender equality. Nearly 3 in 5 organizations (58%) report they are on track with their pay equity initiatives,improving 6%when To understand what's driving progress in gender equality in recruitment and retention,employers shared insights on Communication Services The global NEO for the Communications Servicesindustry is 14%. This figure decreased since both the 14% Consumer Goods The global NEO for the Consumer Goods & Servicesindustry is 20%. This figure decreased since both the 20% Energy & Utilities The global NEO for the Energy & Utilities industry is10%. This figure increased since the previous quarterbut decreased when compared to the same period last Financials & Real Estate The global NEO for the Financials & Real Estate industryis 33%. This figure increased by 1 percentage point since 33% Healthcare & Life Sciences The global NEO for the Healthcare & Life Sciences industryis 27%. This figure slightly increased by 1 percentage pointsince the previous quarter and remained unchanged when Industrials & Materials The global NEO for the Industrials & Materials industry is26%. This figure remains unchanged when compared to Industrials & Materials Information Technology The global NEO for the Information Technology industryis 37%. When compared to both the previous quarter 37% Transport, Logistics The global NEO for the Transport, Logistics, & Automotiveindustry is 24%. This figure has decreased when compared Transport, Logistics & Automotive About the Survey The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey is the most comprehensive, forward-looking employmentsurvey of its kind, used globally as a key economic indicator.The Net Employment Outlook is derived by taking thepercentage of employers anticipating an increase in hiring activity and subtracting from this the percentage of employers Unique –It is unparalleled in its size, scope, longevity and area of focus. The ManpowerGroup Employment OutlookSurvey is the most extensive, forward-looking employment survey in the world, asking employers to forecast employment over This report contains forward-looking statements,including statements regarding labor demand incertain regions, countries and industries, economicuncertainty and workforce trends, including, trendsrelated to gender equality and advancing payequities. Actual events or results may differ materiallyfrom those contained in the forward-loo