Are approximately 30,640 contracts planned by Piedmontese companies for June 2024a value that rises to 81,280 if we consider the entire June-August 2024 quarter.
Growing trend for Piedmont
The trend appears positive both at a monthly level (+420 entries compared to June 2023, for a trend change of +1.4%), both on a quarterly basis (+1,040 hires compared to the same quarter of the previous year). TO overall national level there was substantial stability compared to June 2023 (-0.3%) and a slight increase over the corresponding quarter (+0.6%).
Entries in Piedmont in June 2024 represent 21.2% of the 144,900 hirings expected in the North West and 5.4% of the total national ones (approximately 566 thousand). These are some of the data contained in the Bulletin of Excelsior information system, created by Unioncamere and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policiesbased on interviews carried out on a sample of companies in the period 15 April – 3 May 2024.
The role of small and micro businesses
56.9% of the hirings scheduled for the month of June concern micro and small-sized companies (1-49 employees), 19.7% medium-sized companies (50-249 employees) and 23.4% large companies (250 employees and more).
78.4% of the revenues planned by Piedmontese companies will concern employees (value up by approximately two points compared to May 2024), 16.8% temporary workers (stable figure), 1.2% collaborators and 3.6% other non-employed workers.
60% fixed-term contracts
The demand for work also in June 2024 is driven by fixed-term contracts with 60% of planned revenue (up three points compared to the previous month), followed by those a permanent with 27% of cases (down one point from May 2024). Apprenticeship represents the chosen type of contract for 7% of revenue, while the other contracts hold a residual share of 6% of the overall regional total.
Of the 30,640 entries expected in Piedmont in June 2024 the 14% it is made up graduates (down one point compared to May 2024), 28% graduates (down 2 points from the previous month), the professional qualifications or diplomas and compulsory schooling account for 38% and 18% respectively.
Services and tourism drive demand
Considering the data of June-August 2024 quarter emerges as they are always the services to form the largest portion of the job demand with 54,060 entries, 66.5% of the total (440 units more than the same quarter of the previous year). The industry expects 27,230 entries, generating 33.5% of total demand and marking an increase of approximately 590 units compared to the period June-August 2023.
Among services, the sector that will absorb the largest portion of the 81,280 revenues expected in the June-August 2024 quarter is the tourism (accommodation and catering services, tourist services), with 11,950 admissions (14.7% of the total), followed by tradewith 11,160 entries and a 13.7% share of the total and come on services to peoplefor which the companies interviewed assume they have to carry out 11,030 hires (13.6%).
Within the industrial sector, the construction sector stands out, with 7,090 entries expected in the period under review, and the mechanical and electronic industries, with 5,700 hiring in the quarter and a share of 7.0% of the total.
28% of the revenue expected in June 2024 in Piedmont will be allocated to commercial and service professions, 19% to managers, specialists and technicians. Skilled workers and plant operators will produce 29% of revenue and only 9% will be represented by office workers. Generic profiles will make up 15% of the month’s hiring.
One in three hires are under 30s
More than one in three hires (35.1%) will be of interest young people under 30 years old. In the 20% of cases are businesses plan to hire immigrant staff.
For the 63.2% approximately of the revenue is requested specific professional experience or in the same sector. The 21.6% of the new hires will be called upon apply creative and innovative solutionsThe 12.6% will coordinate other people.
The 43% of revenue will be included in thearea of production of goods and provision of services (increasing by one point compared to the previous month)The 20% in commercial and sales areasThe 16% in those techniques and design. There logistics will absorb the11% approximately of hirings scheduled for June 2024, the administrative area is that directional they will both generate a share equal to 5%.
It is confirmed as high mismatch between job supply and demand: to June I am 50.8% of the professional profiles sought are difficult to finda share slightly higher than a year earlier and up by one point compared to May 2024. Furthermore, the incidence of job positions that risk remaining unfilled in Piedmont is higher than the national average (47.6%).
The difficulties of obtaining are linked primarily to lack of candidates (33.6%decreasing compared to June 2023), followed by their inadequate preparation (11.8%a growing share compared to a year ago).
Specialized workers and assemblers almost impossible to find
Among the most difficult figures to find, with a difficulty of finding in all cases exceeding 70%, are professions mostly linked to the manufacturing and construction world.
In first place are the Specialized workers and finishing workers in construction (85.5% of the approximately 1,090 scheduled entries is difficult to find), they follow with approximately 840 expected entries and one difficulty in finding them by 78.1% i artisan mechanics, assemblers, repairers, maintenance workers on fixed/mobile machines. In the month of June 2024, approximately 480 are being sought foundries, welders, tinsmiths, boilermakers, metal carpentry assemblers and are not found in the 76.2% of cases.
Between the other figures that companies cannot find on the labor market are also included blacksmiths, tool manufacturers (73.1%), specialized workers installing/maintaining electrical and electronic equipment (71.4%), ttechnicians managing the production processes of goods and services (71.3%) And health technicians (70.2%).
In detail of the qualifications, the search for graduate personnel will be difficult for a share higher than the regional average (51.2%); among the addresses that present the greatest critical issues we can identify that healthcare and paramedical (77.0%), pharmaceutical chemical (76.9%), mathematical, physical and computer sciences (72.0%) And civil engineering and architecture (68.3%).
There is also a shortage of skilled workers
Companies also complain of high difficulty in finding candidates with higher technical education (ITS, 72.7%up compared to the May figure, when 66.5% of the requested figures risked remaining uncovered).
TO secondary level are found overall problems (50.6%) in finding candidates slightly lower than the regional average. There are, however, addresses that signal a particularly high mismatch between job supply and demand, such as electronics and electrical engineering (74.4%), industrial and artisanal production and maintenance (72.0%) And mechanics, mechatronics and energy (71.1%).
Finally, regarding the training qualification or professional diploma (there average difficulty in obtaining a qualification is 51.6%), the biggest problems are reported for addresses electric (71.3%), motor vehicle repair (65.1%) And mechanical (64.5%).
