Outlook on hiring isn't exactly rosy

0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2008 | by John Waggoner and Barbara Hansen

In another sign of a stagnant economy, relatively few companies have plans to hire more workers over the next three months, according to a survey of employers released today.

Just 29% of managers plan to increase hiring in the second quarter of 2008, according to an online survey for USA TODAY and CareerBuilder.com by Harris Interactive. The proportion of employers with plans for increased hiring is unchanged from the last quarterly survey.

The survey, conducted Feb. 11 to March 13, involved 2,757 hiring managers and human resource professionals. CareerBuilder.com is a job-finding site jointly owned by Tribune, McClatchy, Microsoft and USA TODAY parent Gannett.

The new survey follows two monthly reports from the U.S. Department of Labor showing...