A survey conducted by Manpower Inc., one of the world's top ranked providers of temporary workers, has revealed that employers across America are looking to increase payroll for the first time in over a year during the next quarter, as their confidence in the economic recovery grows.

The company has revealed that its gauge of employment for the current year from January to March hiked to hit a figure of 6 from minus 2, for the year's last 3 months.

"Companies are seeing some demand so they don't want to let anyone else go. They anticipate a slow but positive 2010", said Jeffrey Joerres, Chief Executive Officer of the placement firm. The company's report has provided further evidence to back the speculation that the worst employment slump that the country had witnessed since WWII has started to come to an end.

Unemployment report released by the Labor Department last week had also revealed 11,000 job cuts for November, which is the smallest figure recorded since 2007, when the recession began.

Despite the fact that employers might be looking to take more people on-board, experts feel that the rise will not be very rapid and the demand will rise slowly as the economy stabilizes and finds its firm grounds again.