There are approximately 566 thousand hirings planned by companies in June and they rise to almost 1.4 million in the June-August quarter, with an almost stable trend compared to June 2023 (-0.3%) and a slight increase on the corresponding quarter (+ 0.6%). During the month, the best dynamics were recorded by construction (+16.6%), trade (+10.5%) and advanced services (+11.5%). However, the manufacturing sector was down (-5.6%). In June, 47.6% of the profiles searched were difficult to find (+1.6 p.p. compared to the previous year).
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There are just under 494 thousand hiring contracts (lasting more than one month or for an indefinite period) planned by companies in May and almost 1.6 million for the May-July quarter, with an increase in job demand of around 27 thousand units compared to in May 2023 (+5.8%) and by almost 35 thousand units in the corresponding quarter (+2.2%). The industry as a whole plans more than 136 thousand hirings in the month and over 410 thousand in the quarter, with growth of 3.5% and 2.4% respectively compared to a year ago. Service companies are looking for 357 thousand workers in the month and around 1.2 million in the quarter, with increases of 6.7% and 2.2% respectively compared to the same period of 2023. The South and Islands the territorial area more dynamic with 140 thousand contracts expected (+11.9% on May 2023). In May, 48.2% of the professional profiles sought were difficult to find, equal to approximately 238 thousand job positions that companies are struggling to fill.
There are more than 446 thousand hiring contracts (lasting more than one month or permanent) planned by companies in April and over 1.5 million for the April-June quarter, with a slight increase of around 3 thousand units compared to April 2023 (+0.7%) and a decline of over 46 thousand units on the corresponding quarter (-3.0%). Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees plan 64.5% of the total hirings expected for the month of April, while medium-sized businesses in the 50-250 employee class plan 18.9% and medium-large businesses with over 250 employees the remaining 16.6%. In April, 47.8% of the staff sought by companies were difficult to find (in line with the values of the first months of 2024 and +2.6 p.p. compared to a year ago). The demand for immigrant workers is significant, amounting to around 88 thousand hirings scheduled in the month (19.8% of the total).
There are over 447 thousand contracts planned by companies in March 2024 and around 1.4 million are expected for the March-May quarter, with an increase of almost 30 thousand units compared to March 2023 (+7.1%) and around 112 thousand units on the same quarter 2023 (+8.7%). In particular, The forecasts in the service sectors (+16% in the month and +14.3% in the quarter) and commerce (+14.6% in the month and +17.2% in the quarter) are growing. The trend was also positive for flows planned by construction companies (+2.7% compared to March 2023 and +7.4% compared to the corresponding quarter), while the signals coming from manufacturing companies were more uncertain, reporting a contraction in March of hirings compared to the same month of 2023 (-1.6%). The difficulty in recruiting it stands at 47.8%, close to the levels reached in March 2023.
Over 5.5 million hirings planned by companies in 2023, 330 thousand more than in 2022 (+6.4%) and almost 894 thousand more than in 2019 (+19.4%). The positive trend in employment in the private sector this year is due in particular to the driving effect of the tourism sector, which exceeds the 1.1 million expected hires (+160 thousand compared to 2022 and +291 thousand compared to 2019), trade, almost 749 thousand contracts (+77 thousand and +59 thousand respectively), construction (+40 thousand and +177 thousand, for a total of 549 thousand hires) and manufacturing industries (with 957 thousand entries, +22 thousand in 2022 and +103 thousand in 2019). The mismatch continues to increase for all profiles sought, standing at 45.1% of hires, up by 4.6 percentage points over 2022 and by 18.7 p.p. on 2019. For more than 8 out of 10 hires, candidates must have at least a secondary qualification: over 800 thousand contracts for profiles with tertiary education (degree or ITS Academy) and more than 3.5 million positions offered for professions with a technical-professional qualification and professional education and training.
Established in 1997 by Unioncamere, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, ANPAL, and the European Union, the Excelsior “Information System for Employment and Training” is one of Italy’s major sources on topics relating to the labour market and training, and is one of the official surveys included in the National Statistical Program (PSN).Through the analysis of the hiring programs of over 1 million 300 thousand companies, the Excelsior Information System offers a constantly updated overview of the development trends and the main qualitative characteristics of the demand for employment in Italy, providing extremely useful information in support of training planning processes, guidance activities, and the active labour policies of the Government, the Regions, ANPAL, and other public institutions. The survey brings greater value to the information obtained from the chambers’ administrative archives on businesses and employment, and provides for the sampling of over 500,000 industrial and service companies of all sizes on an annual basis.The high number of interviews conducted and the data processing methodology adopted allow the monthly and annual forecasts regarding the companies’ employment demand to be obtained in a timely and systematic manner, for all the Italian provinces, as well as the main characteristics of the professional figures required (level of education, age, experience, difficulty in recruiting, need for further training, skills, etc.).In addition to guides, manuals, and materials in support of scholastic, university and occupational guidance, Excelsior also renders navigable databases, insights, and other informative tools regarding the demand for professional figures and skills available through various channels (websites, social networks, participation in events, webinars, and seminars).Thanks to these tools and their exploitation by the Chambers of Commerce throughout their various areas of competence, we intend to increasingly promote and support a dynamic and flexible balance between the supply and demand for employment, even by establishing a better connection between the educational and training systems and the needs on the labour market.
