Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

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What is MEOS?

MEOS = Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

• conducted quarterly across the globe

• measures employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter

• Since 2003 in Belgium – 1962 in US (50 YEARS)

What makes MEOS so unique?

Unparalleled

Projective

Focused

Independent

Robust

Because of its size, scope longevity and area of focus.

The most extensive, forward-looking employment survey, based on employer forecasts rather than on retrospective data.

Deriving consistenly all of its information from 1 single question.

Conducted with a representative sample of employers (notderived solely from Manpower’s own customer base).

Surveying nearly 66.000 public and private employers across 42 countries and territories (751 in Belgium)

Understanding the data Based on a single question: Net Employment Outlook

Responses:Increase 10%Decrease 3%No change 85%Don’t Know 2%

Net Employment Outlook = % Increase minus % Decrease

Here = 10% - 3% = +7%

Correlation MEOS – Labour Market    Wrightson (US)

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

Results Q4 2012

BelgiumNet Employment Outlook

Belgium Net Employment Outlook

Belgium Region

Belgium – BrusselsNet Employment Outlook +8

Belgium – Flanders Net Employment Outlook -1

Belgium – Wallonia Net Employment Outlook +3

Belgium - Sectors

BelgiumSector Comparisons

Q4/12 versus Q3/124 sectors6 sectors0 sector

Q4/12 versus Q4/111 sector9 sectors0 sector

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

Results Q4 2012International

International – Strongest Outlooks

International – Weakest Outlooks

International - Americas

International – Asia Pacific

International - EMEA

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey