In February, hiring on the rise (+21,5%) compared to the previous year. They are scheduled for this month 386 thousand hires from businesses and 1,2 million are instead for the February-April quarter. This is what emerges from Bulletin of the information system Excelsior, realized by Unioncamere e Anpal.
Labor demand in positive trend
La job application it is confirmed as positive even if compared to the pre-covid data (February 2019), with respect to which there is a growth of 15,6%, equal to +52 thousand hires.
Le more opportunities of jobs concern manufacturing with mechatronics in the lead (22 hires), followed by metallurgy and the manufacture of metal products (18), food (10) and the textile, clothing and footwear industries.
in services 254 entries are planned with the tourism supply chain confirming the driving force behind the job demand (56 entries). Good contribution also from commerce (52 thousand) and personal services (42 thousand).
Professional profiles are missing
However, it grows gap between labor supply and demand which concerns the 46,2% of the profiles sought (+6% compared to the values of a year ago). They remain from find on the market approx 178 thousand profiles professional.
The most affected by the mismatch are companies in the metallurgy and manufacturing of metal products (58,5% of the profiles sought are difficult to find), the wood and furniture industries (56,1%), construction companies (54,9 .52,1%), the textile, clothing and footwear industries (51,5%) and mechatronics companies (XNUMX%).
Le professional roles more lacking are those of specialists in life sciences (80,7% are difficult to find), skilled workers involved in finishing construction (70,8%), smelters, welders, tinsmiths, coppersmiths, metal carpentry fitters (68,5, 66,7%), technicians for the management of the production processes of goods and services (66,2%) and aesthetic care operators (XNUMX%).
Circa 70 hires are expected by immigrant staff (approximately 18% of revenues) especially in operational support services to businesses and people and in transport, logistics and warehousing, sectors in which the share concerns one third of the needs.
Fixed-term contracts decrease
I contracts there are 194 on fixed-term contracts, around 50,3% of the total, a decrease compared to February 2022 (52,7%). This is followed by permanent contracts (79), those under administration (44, 11,4%), other non-employee contracts (31, 8,2%), apprenticeships (21, 5,5 %), other forms of employment contracts (10, 2,6%) and collaboration contracts (6, 1,7%).
A territorial level, the largest hirings (about 120) are expected from companies in the North-West while those that are having the most difficulty finding workers are those in the North-East.
