A recent survey shows 23 per cent of Greater Victoria employers across all sectors expect to hire new employees for the fourth quarter of 2011.

But the net hiring increase is 10 per cent, with 13 per cent of employers indicating theyB次元官网网址檒l likely make cutbacks in the near future, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

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The survey looks at the Capital RegionB次元官网网址檚 private and public employers and determines a B次元官网网址渉iring climateB次元官网网址� for the upcoming quarter. They do so by asking whether employers plan to hire, cut back or hold steady in their staffing levels between October and December B次元官网网址� the period when many business, especially retail, are at their busiest with the upcoming Christmas shopping season.

The remaining 64 per cent of respondents indicated they plan to hold steady.

That forecast is four per cent better than Q4 of 2010, B次元官网网址渋ndicating a hopeful hiring environment for the upcoming months,B次元官网网址� Star said.

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