Employers Expect To Increase Hiring In Fourth Quarter

Labor market moving towards stabilizing

U.S. employers anticipate a slight gain in employment levels for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a new survey from Manpower.

Compared to one year ago, employers in all four U.S. geographic regions surveyed anticipate hiring increases. Employers in the Northeast and South have the most upbeat hiring intentions, with a Net Employment Outlook of +6%. Employers in the West are the most reserved, with an Outlook of +1%.

When adjusting for seasonal variations, Northeast employers anticipate the strongest shift compared to one year ago at this time, with a considerable increase in hiring confidence year-over-year. Compared to Q3 2010, employment prospects are stable in the Midwest and South, while employers in the Northeast and West expect hiring to decrease slightly in Q4 2010.

“After a period of very negative hiring sentiment in 2009, we have seen greater stability for the employed throughout 2010, although with only modest increases in hiring plans. This stability is an important platform to establish for more robust labor market growth in 2011,” said Jonas Prising, Manpower president of the Americas.

“Looking back at where we were in 2009, the employment environment is more promising now, however many employers are still unsure about how the economy will fare and how robust the recovery will be. Until we move beyond this uncertainty, we are unlikely to see employers hire in a meaningful way, and this is evident in their consistently modest hiring plans.”

Hertz Offers Discounts To Small Business Owners

Hertz teams with ExpertFlyer on discounts

Hertz and ExpertFlyer.com have partnered to offer small businesses savings on travel services including Hertz rental cars, ExpertFlyer.com memberships and discounts from other corporate program participants.

The Hertz Business Account Program offers exclusive savings and benefits to small businesses including up to 20% off car rentals, complimentary membership to Hertz #1 Club Gold for the first year, and the ability to earn credits toward free rentals.  In addition to savings on Hertz products and services, members enjoy exclusive savings from other program partners including American Express OPEN and FedEx.  These benefits, and more, will be available to all new and current ExpertFlyer subscribers.

“Our goal at Hertz is to provide customers with a value proposition that exceeds their expectations,” said Michael Senackerib, Chief Marketing Officer, The Hertz Corporation.

“Building our Business Account Program with travel service partners such as ExpertFlyer expands that proposition to small businesses to help them maximize their budgets, especially during these trying economic times.”

As a corporate partner in the Hertz Business Account Program, ExpertFlyer.com will extend a 15% discount on its subscription fee to all Hertz program members.

“ExpertFlyer offers a series of unique travel tools that allow business travelers to make well-informed travel decisions,” said Chris Lopinto, President and co-founder of ExpertFlyer.com.

Urban Gillstrom and Simon Burgess of TradeDoubler discuss the trends and drivers characterising the affiliate marketing sector.

Last week, London played host to the TradeDoubler Summit. MyCustomer.com caught up with UK managing director Simon Burgess and president and CEO Urban Gillstrom during the event to discuss trends and drivers in the affiliate marketing sector, and what TradeDoubler has in store in the future.

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