The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2012 was conducted by interviewing a representative sample of 4,556 employers in India. Employers forecast a dynamic labor market in India during first quarter of 2012. With 43 per cent of employers anticipating an increase in staffing levels, 2 per cent predicting a decrease and 35 per cent expecting no change, the Net Employment Outlook stands at +41 per cent. Employers in all four regions expect to grow payrolls in first quarter of 2012. A vigorous hiring pace is predicted in the East, the South and the West, with employers reporting Net Employment Outlooks of +44 per cent. In the North, employers report robust hiring intentions, with an Outlook of +40 per cent. Employers forecast workforce gains in all seven industry sectors during first quarter of 2012. The most optimistic Net Employment Outlook of +49 per cent is reported in the Services sector, and bullish hiring plans are also evident in the Mining & Construction sector, where employers report an Outlook of +47 per cent. Booming labor markets are likely in both the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector and the Manufacturing sector, according to employers, who report Outlooks of +44 per cent and +43 per cent, respectively. Brisk hiring activity is expected in the Transportation & Utilities sector, with an Outlook of +34 per cent and the Public Administration & Education sector, where the Outlook stands at +33 per cent.