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Posted on January 22, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleAdecco anticipates a hiring surge in 2026, driven by increased defence spending and a shift from economic uncertainty, according to CEO Denis Machuel at the World Economic Forum.
ZURICH, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Adecco Group is expecting an upturn in hiring in 2026, helped by increases in defence spending and as companies switch from waiting out uncertainty to taking on new workers, the staffing company's CEO Denis Machuel said on Thursday.
"We will have a more dynamic market this year. We finished last year and started with good momentum this year, and I think it's going to continue," Machuel told Reuters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
"People and companies are saying, ok, 'uncertainty is going to remain, so let's get going,'" he added.
(Reporting by John Revill;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)
Economic growth is an increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period, often measured by GDP.
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