Companies expect to activate approximately 528 thousand contracts in May 2025 and almost 1.7 million for the May-July quarter, with an increase in labor demand of approximately 35 thousand units compared to May 2024 (+7.0%) and of over 70 thousand units in the corresponding quarter (+4.4%). At the sector level, industry overall shows a decline in revenue of approximately 2%, while services show growth of 10.4%, mainly linked to labor demand from tourism companies. 

In the month, 248 thousand profiles are difficult to find, equal to 47.0% of the professional figures to be included in the company. Among the most difficult profiles to find at the level of the various professional classes, engineers (in 62.8% of cases), technicians in the engineering field (69.9%), beauty care operators (69.3%), artisan mechanics, assemblers, repairers and maintenance workers (72.6%). 

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Companies expect to activate approximately 460 thousand contracts in April 2025 and 1.5 million for the April-June quarter, with an increase in labor demand of over 13 thousand units compared to April 2024 (+3.0%) and approximately 29 thousand units in the corresponding quarter (+1.9%). Hiring forecasts for industrial companies are stable, thanks to the contribution of construction companies. On the other hand, expectations for service companies are positive. 

The share of hard-to-find hires stands at 47.8% overall, mainly due to the lack of candidates to fill the open job positions. The construction sector is most affected by the mismatch (62.1% of the profiles sought by companies are hard to find). 

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Companies expect approximately 456 thousand hires in the month of March 2025, which rise to approximately 1.4 million for the quarter March-May 2025. Entry forecasts in the service sectors are growing (+3.8% in the month), thanks in particular to the trends expected from tourism (+14.5% in the month) and operational services (+9.3% in the month). The monthly trend for the flows planned by construction companies is positive (+1.2% compared to March 2024). More uncertain indications from manufacturing companies which in March report a contraction in entries (-4.2%). 

The share of difficult-to-find hires stands at 48.2% overall, mainly due to the lack of candidates to fill open job positions. The companies in the metallurgy and metal products sector are most affected by the mismatch, with 63.3% of the profiles sought being difficult to find. 

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Companies expect approximately 404,000 hires in February 2025, rising to about 1.4 million for the February-April 2025 quarter. Demand is slightly up for service sector businesses (+0.5% in the month), while manufacturing and construction are down (-4.2% and -3.7% respectively compared to 12 months ago). The commerce sector is creating the most job opportunities, with around 75,000 hires planned for the month (+24.6%) and over 257,000 for the quarter (+36.1%). 

The difficulty in recruiting candidates reported by businesses affects just under one in two hires (47.9% of job demand). Construction companies are the most affected by mismatch, with 63.8% of profiles sought are difficult to find. 

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Companies expect approximately 497,000 hires in January 2025, which rise to around 1.4 million for the January-March 2025 quarter. Leading the demand for labour are tourism companies, which plan to make +16,000 hires compared to January 2024 (with around 67,000 total hires), followed by commerce with +2,000 units (with over 77,000 hires). However, forecasts for the manufacturing industry and business services show a decline (with both sectors expecting 12,000 fewer hires compared to the previous year).  

The hiring difficulty reported by companies continues to affect about one in two job openings (49.4% of the labour demand). 

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Companies expect around 356 thousand hires in December 2024, rising to over 1.3 million for the December 2024 – February 2025 quarter. Compared to the previous year, there is an increase in labour demand, with 3,410 more hires expected in December (+1.0%) and 15,240 more for the quarter (+1.2%). 

The recruitment difficulties reported by companies concern about 174 thousand profiles sought, accounting for 48.9% of the labour demand.

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Companies expect more than 427 thousand hires in the month of November 2024 and plan around 1.3 million for the entire November 2024-January 2025 quarter. Compared to the previous year, a slight decline is estimated with -3 thousand hires expected in the month (- 0.7%) and -34 thousand hirings scheduled for the quarter (-2.6%), with different trends depending on the sectors: positive for tourism and trade, decreasing for manufacturing and construction. 

The difficulty in finding reported by companies involves 47.9% of planned hires. 

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There are 489 thousand hirings expected by companies for the month of October, 17 thousand more than planned a year ago (+3.7%). Positive forecasts also for the October-December quarter with around 1.3 million entries planned, up compared to the same period in 2023 (+54 thousand; +4.5%). The difficulty in finding it stands at 49.3%, but reaches a peak of 66.2% for specialized workers and 52.4% for technical professions. 

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The employment forecasts for the current month indicate that there are 538 thousand workers sought by companies, with an increase of 7 thousand units compared to what was planned in September 2023 (+1.3%), while for the September-November 2024 quarter the expected hirings exceed just 1.4 million, remaining almost stable compared to the same period in 2023 (+0.1%).  Companies declare difficulties in finding over 254 thousand hires (47.2% of the total), especially due to the "lack of candidates" (30.4%). The professional groups with the highest mismatch are skilled workers (65.6% share of hard-to-find income), managers (61.4%) and technical professions (52.9%). 

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There are approximately 315 thousand hiring contracts scheduled by companies in August. The forecasts highlight a positive trend compared to the month of August 2023, with +22 thousand entries and a growth rate of +7.5%, and also for the August-October quarter the request stands at 1.3 million hirings, in increase compared to the same period in 2023 (+2.3% with +30 thousand contracts). The difficulty in finding the profiles sought by companies stands at 48.9%, confirming the "lack of candidates" as the main cause with a share of 32.4%, while "inadequate preparation" stands at 12.3%.

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