The findings, released this morning, reveals 19% of employers are actively seeking to increase headcount over the next quarter, while 45% of employers expect a shortage of suitable candidates over the next year.

The latest JobsOutlook survey of 607 employers also finds:

• 34% have no spare capacity and would need to recruit to meet additional demand
• 87% plan to increase or maintain their use of temporary workers in the next three months
• 24% transfer at least half of their temporary workers to permanent positions each year.

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