Public sector most worried about jobs - HorizonPoll
Nearly 1,100 people reveal their expectations for 2013 job growth.
The public service sector appears the most pessimistic about next year’s job prospects.
Despite this, a new HorizonPoll,which surveyed 1090 adults in the past six days, expects a net rise in the number of new jobs created next year.
The poll results reveal 23.8% of adults in work think the organisations employing them will increase staff in the next 12 months, 16.6% think their companies will decrease staff and 43.9% believe staff numbers will be kept the same.
However, those working as teachers, nurses, police and other trained service workers expect a net decline in jobs where they worked.
Horizon Research manager, Grant McInman says people in government administration jobs or the defence force also expect a net decline.
The result is unsurprising given the government’s zero budget this year and recent sector mergers such as the newly created Ministry for Primary Industries and Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment.
“Construction workers also expect to see a net decline as do people in personal services or property and business services, and people with post-graduate degrees.” Mr McInman says.
The outlook is more positive among senior decision makers, including managers, owners and those who are self-employed.
Of those surveyed, 342 were ‘senior decision makers,’ 28.7% of whom expect to see an increase in staff numbers while 16.6% expect numbers to decrease.
The survey found most who were worried about a decline in jobs where they work appear to be respondents from one parent family households with one or two children at home.
“A positive for the economy, given so New Zealand businesses are small, is that business proprietors and self-employed people are expecting a net increase in jobs,” Mr McInman says.
The survey also looked at political expectations and unsurprisingly, National and Act supporters expect a net increase, but they are also joined by Green and New Zealand First supporters.
Blair Cunningham
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
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Public sector most worried about jobs - HorizonPoll
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