Hiring Intentions at U.S. Employers Improving, Manpower Says

This is only a drop in the bucket.  We still have lost 8 million jobs during this recession.

Seven of every 10 employers surveyed said they anticipated staff levels will be unchanged in the first quarter, little changed from the same period in 2010.

Fourteen percent said they expect to expand payrolls, up two points from this year’s first quarter, while 10 percent projected a drop, down from 12 percent.

Not ‘Robust Enough’

While consumer demand is improving, it’s currently not strong enough nor does it have “the prospect of being robust enough to open the doors to hiring in a bigger way,” Joerres said.

This is why the housing is going to have a hard time turning around, the economy is weak and not providing the jobs need to spur housing demand.  It's going to be a long recovery, if we don't fall back into recession.

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