The number of entries expected by businesses for the month of December has dropped to almost 192 thousand, with a drop of more than 36% compared to the previous year. It is the sign of a growing difficulty on the employment side due to the restrictions imposed on various economic activities with the aim of facing the second pandemic wave. It goes down, in fact, too the share of companies planning to hire, now standing at 8%, down 2 percentage points from November and 5 points from October. In contrast (and on the rise), however, the search for professionals capable of dealing with the pandemic: doctors, health technicians, sanitation specialists. Outlining this scenario is the Bulletin of Excelsior information system, realized by Unioncamere e Anpal, which elaborates the employment forecasts for December.
The restrictions hit companies in tourism services, accommodation and catering (-56,9% planned revenues compared to December 2019), cultural services (media and communication -55,2%) to which trade companies are to be added (-38,6%). It seems to be doing better for transport, logistics and warehousing services (-16%) and for ICT-related services (-21,7%) also due to the growing use of online purchases. For industry, the forecasts of companies in the non-metallic mineral processing sectors (-47,8%), metallurgy and metal products (-41,4%), paper, paper converting and printing (-35,5. 34,7%). There was also a significant drop in programmed revenues from the mechanical and electronic industries (-26,7%), while the chemical-pharmaceutical industries, the food industries and the wood and furniture industries recorded a more contained decline (-28,9% respectively). -29,5% and -XNUMX%).
Despite the significant drop in planned admissions from companies in all economic sectors, the demand for some professional figures particularly linked to health, health safety management, digital transition and scientific disciplines is growing. In particular, the demand for doctors and health technicians is growing (by 3,6% and 10,5% respectively), as well as for professionals specialized in sanitation and cleaning activities (+31,5%). The demand for specialists in mathematical, computer, chemical, physical and natural sciences is also growing (+16%), professions that apply and make available STEM knowledge and skills useful for tackling the economic, social and health crisis that has hit the country.
