MUMBAI: Indian employers have emerged as the most bullish in the world in terms of recruitment for the fourth consecutive quarter, as per the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.The survey of 5,100 employers across the country by ManpowerGroup has found that payrolls are expected to grow in all four regions and seven industry sectors during the July-September period.The services sector has reported strongest hiring prospects, with a net employment growth outlook of 44%, followed by transportation and utilities sector with an outlook of 38%. The third spot, with an outlook of 34%, is shared by finance, insurance and real estate sector, and manufacturing sectors.Public administration and education sector employers have reported the weakest growth outlook of the seven sectors, at 21%.“India’s prospects remain comparatively positive even amid the global economic slowdown,” said AG Rao, group managing director of ManpowerGroup India. “Despite the market volatilities, India’s macroeconomic fundamentals have improved due to a combination of various initiatives focused on job creation and skill development with a continuing emphasis on ease of doing business, particularly in relation to infrastructure and other large projects,” he said.The survey found there is a growing demand for young leaders predominantly in consumer goods, IT and financial technology , apart from new age sectors such as e-commerce. “Technology is going to play a key role and individuals need to add value to their respective jobs,” said Rao. “With firms observing a growing gap between skills candidates claim and actual skills required for many roles, there is a need for proper skill mapping and identification of the future requirements to build a talent pool for the emerging trends in the job market,” he said.Hiring intentions have weakened in four of the seven industry sectors compared to the previous quarter. The steepest decline of 10 percentage points was reported by mining and construction sector, followed by a decline of 9 percentage points in public administration and education sector, and 8 percentage points in manufacturing. In contrast, outlook has improved by 4 percentage points in finance, insurance and real estate sector, and services sectors.The outlook has declined in five of the seven industry sectors compared to that a year ago. Public administration and education sector saw the steepest fall of 17 percentage points, followed by 12 percentage points in mining and construction, and 9 percentage points in wholesale and retail trade. Employers in the services sector reported an improvement of 5 percentage points, though.The northern region leads the pack, with employers reporting a net employment growth outlook of 37%. Employers in the west are next, with an outlook of 35%, followed by those in the south with an outlook of 31%. Employers in the east reported weakest outlook of 26%.