After the announcement of Ministry of Economy that the country was in economic recession, one of the areas of concern is the labor aspect. In this context, a recent ManpowerGroup employment survey found that for the first quarter of 2024, the expectation of job hiring will have a decrease of 11%, compared to the last months of 2023.
In addition, the study indicated that 30% of employers have chosen not to make changes to their payroll and 18% are evaluating possible dismissals. In the following note, we give you more details and which economic sectors will have the greatest labor demand.
Which sector will offer the greatest job opportunity?
Daniel Galdos, ManpowerGroup Perú commercial manager, points out that “when the MEF confirmed that we are in recession, naturally all companies began to have certain safeguards, especially in hiring talent. “We didn’t have that the previous quarter or the previous year.”
In this context, the ManpowerGroup employment survey detailed that the employment sectors energy and public services are those that will have the greatest demand for employment, with 64%, and they are followed by the finance and real estate sector, with 40%.
Ranking of sectors with the highest labor demand
We show you the list of the areas that will have the most job offers:
- Energy and utilities: 64%
- Finance and real estate: 40%
- Information technology: 38%
- Transportation, logistics and automotive: 33%
- Consumer goods and services: 30%
- Manufacturing and industry: 26%
- Life and health science: 19%
- Communication services: 17%
- Other: 11%
What type of companies hire the most?
The study also stated that the A large company is the one with the greatest capacity to hire workers, registering 39%, second place is held by the medium-sized company with 37%. At the end, there is the small and microenterprise (mype), as it will have the lowest incorporation of workers with only 22%.
Source: Larepublica
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