The quarterly Manpower Inc. employment outlook survey, released Monday, shows that 23 percent of local companies plan to increase their workforce this fall, while only 10 percent are looking to cut personnel. Those numbers are better than last fall's 13 percent up and 16 percent down. But they are a little slower than three months ago when the statistics were 30 percent increasing employment and only 3 percent planning to cut. Myra Dean, local Manpower manager, said the best employment opportunities this fall are in non-durable goods manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and services.
Industries looking to reduce force are transportation, public utilities and education.
Nationally, those numbers are 29 percent and 7 percent respectively. Sterling Truck Corp. Owner Kelly Young said Sterling trucks have models which are suitable for just about any vocation. The trucks are easily customizable for a variety of purposes. In fact, all are custom built according to the buyer's specifications. Sterling is a subsidiary of Freightliner Corp of Willoughby, Ohio.