Here’s good news on the economic front: hiring is expected to pick up in the final months of 2010, according to the new Robert Half International Professional Employment Report.

A net 6 percent of executives surveyed say they expect to hire, up 3 points from the previous quarter.

Even though that’s not as big an increase as the economy needs to climb out of the recessionary job loss the country experienced, we see any upward trend as a good sign. A slow recovery, while not ideal, is better than no recovery. Gains, even small ones, also make the possibility of the much feared “double-dip recession” less likely.

Other findings in the study include:

• Forty-seven percent of those polled said it is challenging to find skilled professionals, up from 42 percent for the third quarter, and 38 percent for the second quarter.
• Business services executives are planning the most hiring next quarter out of any industry, with a net 16 percent expecting to hire, a seven-point jump from last quarter.
• Eighty-six percent of executives polled are confident in their companies’ growth prospects for the fourth quarter, up from 85 percent in the previous quarter.

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