In the first quarter of 2025, 35% of organizations in Poland aim to expand their teams, and 44% of them do not plan any changes in the number of workers. However, 19% of employers anticipate having to make layoffs, and 2% have not yet specified their personnel plans for the coming months. The net employment forecast for Poland from January to the end of March 2025, reflecting the climate of recruitment, is +15%. This data comes from a report released today by ManpowerGroup, presenting company’s recruitment plans. Which industries indicate the highest recruitment needs? In which region of Poland can candidates expect the most job offers? More in the latest “ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Barometer” report.
ManpowerGroup has released its latest “ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Barometer” report, in which companies reveal their employment plans for the first quarter of the upcoming 2025. The net employment forecast for Poland, showing companies’ desires to hire new staff, is +15%, which is a decrease of 1 percentage point compared to the previous quarter and a 2 percentage point decrease year on year.
“The time has come when we are entering 2025. The data clearly shows that employers from Poland maintain the same level of stability as they declared in the last months of the just-ending year. This means that many organizations are planning new recruitments, implementation of previously set objectives or projects, and also looks at the beginning of the new year with optimism. Of course, we cannot forget about plan B, the last few years have taught us that something unexpected can happen at any time, and any geopolitical or economic conflicts strongly affect the labor market,” says Tomasz Walenczak, CEO of ManpowerGroup in Poland.
35% of the surveyed enterprises plan to employ new workers, 19% are considering layoffs, and 2% of companies do not know the employment plans for the upcoming months. 44% of the employers plan to maintain the current workforce level.
The first quarter always being a bit uncertain, the employers are in anticipation of what the upcoming weeks will bring. Whether these will be months that stabilize the job market, give momentum to Polish organizations, or prepare them for not always positive changes. However, it is certain that flexibility and openness to new skills or technology will always be valuable,” adds the expert.
The IT sector is back at the top of industries with the greatest recruitment needs. The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Barometer shows that in the first quarter of 2025, companies in seven out of the eight analyzed areas plan to recruit new talents. The most job offers can be expected by IT candidates – in this sector the net forecast was +25%.
The study also presents data divided into regions of Poland. Companies located in the south (+23%), in the northwest (+18%) and in the north (+15%) declare the most recruitment optimism. The least job offers can be expected in the east of Poland, as the net employment forecast there is +8%.
Large organizations employing between 1000 and 4999 people (+26%), as well as from 50 to 249 employees (+20%) are the most open to expanding teams. The least demand for candidates in the first months of the new year is declared by organizations, whose staff falls in the range of 10-49 (+10%) and 250-999 employees (+6%).
Analyzing the data for the first quarter of 2025 for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, it can be noticed that the average result for all countries located in it is +19%. The net employment forecast for Poland ranked 16th out of 23 countries in the region.
Disclosure of Polish workers’ declarations in the EMEA region shows that organizations located in South Africa (+31%), the Netherlands (+29%), and Switzerland (+29%) declare the greatest need for team expansion.
Source: https://ceo.com.pl/i-kwartal-2025-4-na-10-pracodawcow-w-polsce-nie-planuje-zmian-kadrowych-a-2-na-10-liczy-sie-ze-zwolnieniami-65540
