A survey conducted by ManpowerGroup in the Asia-Pacific & Middle East (APME) shows that, despite challenges in global trade, recruitment psychology remains stable. This consistency reflects the caution but confidence of businesses in the complex global context, while affirming the region's resilience, adaptability and long-term growth strategy orientation.
Notably, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leads the world in terms of recruitment prospects, up to 24 points above the global average - a testament to economic flexibility, stable policies and sustainable investment in innovation and infrastructure.
According to the survey, the fields with the strongest recruitment prospects include: Information technology industry leading in recruitment trends (+38%), finance & real estate (+31%) and industry & materials (+29%).
The scale of the enterprise is commensurate with the recruitment prospects. Companies with over 5,000 employees have the highest recruitment prospects (+39%), followed by companies with 1,000-4.999 employees (32%) and companies with 250-999 employees (30%).
According to ManpowerGroup, expanding the scale of businesses will boost recruitment demand in the third quarter of 2025 despite the impacts of global trade instability: 40% of businesses at APME said that expanding business scale is the leading reason for increased recruitment demand, followed by new business projects that need more human resources (30%). Global trade instability is also affecting the recruitment decisions of nearly 3/5 enterprises at APME.
