About 49% of 3,150 Indian employers across four regions and eight sectors covered in the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey said they would hire more people in the Jan-March 2024 quarter, while 12% expected a decrease in hiring intent or had no plans to backfill. This puts the net employment outlook - used as a bellwether of labour market trends - at 37%, the difference between companies looking to hire and those expecting a fall in headcount or hiring numbers.