Employers in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors expect to increase hiring in the third quarter, according to a new employment report.

The survey by ManpowerGroup finds that 27% of employers in these sectors plan to increase hiring next quarter, while 5% plan to decrease hiring.

It says employers in the sectors are more optimistic about hiring than the six other industry sectors canvassed in the survey of 2261 Australian employers.

ManpowerGroup Australia and New Zealand MD Lincoln Crawley says the finance sector is starting to move out of a trough.

“Employers in finance are quietly confident after a long time of uncertainty,” he said.