"The average number of employees we hire in China is about 100 every quarter and we’ve already recruited nearly 200 people since July in the third quarter," said Li Jun, director of human resources at Cardinal Health China, the China office of a US-based global pharmaceuticals wholesaler.

Li added that the recruitment plan for the final quarter definitely would be higher than the same period last year.

The outlook of the finance, insurance and real estate sector increased 10 percentage points quarterly. This three-month margin of growth is the largest among the six industry sectors.

"As China looks to transform its growth model, the government recently laid out guidelines to ensure that the financial sector supports its economic rebalancing efforts," said Zhang.

Employers from all regions and cities surveyed anticipate positive hiring activity in the final quarter. Employers in four regions all report favorable hiring intentions. The most optimistic outlook is reported in the northern regions, where the outlook is +13 percent.

ManpowerGroup interviewed 4,219 employers in the Chinese mainland to measure their intentions between October and December 2013.