1/3 of companies want to employ
According to the publication, in the second quarter of 2025 33 percent companies are planning new recruitment, 46 percent I do not want any changes in the number of employees, and 18 percent. counts with dismissals. “Net forecast employment for Poland At the second quarter of this year, which was a reflection of recruitment moods, it amounted to +17 percent. And this is the highest result from the first quarter of 2024, “the authors of the report wrote. They calculated that the annual increase in the indicator was 5 pp., while quarterly – 1 pp.
“Companies invest in new talents mainly for development, expansion to new markets and areas of activity, which generates a demand for new competences,” said Tomasz Walenczak, the general director of MANPOWERGRoup in Poland,. He added that entrepreneurs who are intended to reduce employment or see the possibility a decrease in demand for your products and services, Or they implement automation and optimization processes.
In his opinion, the second quarter of the year is a key moment for many companies that, after approving budgets in the first quarter, go to their plans.
7 out of 8 industries are planning recruitment
The ManpowerGroup barometer shows that from April to the end of June this year. As many as seven of eight analyzed industries are planning recruitment. Employers of finance and real estate (+24 percent), natural sciences and healthcare (+24 %) as well as transport, logistics and automotive (+23 percent) declare the greatest appetite for enlargement of teams. Many new recruitments are also planned by IT companies (+21 percent), as well as industry and raw materials (+20 %). Slightly lower employment forecasts are declared by employers of the consumer goods and services industry (+18 percent) as well as energy and raw materials (+17 %). The only sector that provides for reduction of full -time jobs are communication services with the prognosis minus 35 percent.
“We also observe an increase in activity in e-commerce and logistics sectors, powered by seasonal collection changes and sales, which translates into increased demand for employees, among others in distribution centers or warehouses.” In the context of the changing economic environment, flexible management of human capital becomes. Organizations that can adapt their employment strategies to seasonal and economic challenges will gain a competitive advantage ” – summed up Walenczak.
Company recruitment optimism
The ManpowerGroup analysis shows that the largest recruitment optimism Companies located in the center of Poland (+20 percent) and in the east (+19 percent) are declared slightly less enthusiasm, the north -west (+16 percent), north (+15 percent) and the southwest (+12 percent) in turn, in turn the lowest, although – as emphasized – “still positive employment forecast” declared companies from the southern part of Poland (+8 (+8 (+8 percent)
Interestingly, Small organizations are the most open to the enlargement of teams employing between 10 and 49 people (+26 percent). Slightly smaller plans to strengthen teams have from 50 to 249 employees (+20 %). Corporations with teams over 5000 talents and recruitment plans at +16 percent indicate lower optimism. and organizations employing from 1000 to 4999 people. “In the most difficult situation in the second quarter of 2025, there will be microfirms (up to 10 people), which indicate employment forecast at the level of minus 4 percent, which in practice means slight reduction of full -time jobs” – we read.
Analyzing data for the second quarter of 2025 for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the authors of the report indicated that the average result for all countries located in it is +20 percent, which is a higher forecast by 1 pp. kw/kw., as well as an increase by 4 pp. r/r. (PAP)
