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The hiring climate in Calgary is expected to remain stagnant with most employers opting to refrain from hiring or firing staff for the rest of the year, according to an employment report.

Manpower Group released a report detailing its findings that 82 per cent of employers in Calgary intend to retain their current staffing levels until the end of 2019, while 10 per cent anticipate hiring and only eight per cent expect to drop staff members before the year’s end.

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“Companies want to remain competitive and maintain their employee levels as they go into the new year,” said Ahmed Borhot, operations leader for Manpower Group. “We’re cautiously optimistic. There’s obviously some sectors that are not where we’d like them to be but there are areas that are seeing growth and improvement.”

Manpower Group’s survey found a plus-two-per-cent employment outlook for Calgary, which is two points fewer than the last four months but four points higher than it was at the end of 2018. The report indicates a slow hiring pace in the city for the upcoming months.