Despite some economic concerns, a survey from staffing firm Robert Half shows 52% of companies plan to add new positions during the rest of the year.
Jeff Sokolowski is a senior vice president for Robert Half. He says despite last week’s stock market drop, things are still looking decent.
“I think the stock market reacted specifically, what you’re referring to is unemployment rose slightly to 4.3%,” Sokolowski said. “However, there are 114,000 new jobs added to the U.S. economy in July. So what I think is happening is more of a normal job market.”
Sokolowski says 57% of companies say they plan to increase the number of contract positions.
