NWAirlink Pinnacle is hiring about 200 - 300 this year, and about the same next year. However, with the predicted attrition, the last person who will upgrade to captain was hired two months ago. Anyone hired now will have a long time before any upgrade in the current market. It is predicted as long as six or seven years before any upgrade for people hired right now or later.
Furloughed pilots will get the priority in hiring, but think about the upgrade time.