A labor market moving again after months of stalemate. This is the forecast that emerges, for the recovery after the summer break, from two different observers who converge on this point. The first is a numerical survey and comes from the Excelsior Informa Bulletin created by Unioncamere in collaboration with Anpal. The second, on the other hand, is an analysis of the dynamics and is by Aiso, the association that brings together the main outplacement companies.
The numbers
In the meantime, let’s start with the data: they tell us that 1,220,870 new entries were calculated for the period August-October 2021 (of these 256,820 were concentrated in August). The positive aspect is that this figure marks an increase of 422,250 new entries compared to the same period of the previous year. The other comforting element is that, at least for the month of August, 30% of these entries concerned young people, or workers under 29 years of age. We can assume the same proportion for September and October.
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As for the sectors, the bulk of the entrances – 604,790 – will be concentrated in what is defined “Area for the production of goods and provision of the service”, followed by the “Commercial and sales area” (222.630), the “Technical and design area “(172.250), the” Logistics area “(128.170), the” Management and general services area “(46,940), the” Administrative area “(46.090).
Criticalities
The least reassuring point is that in the face of this demand for some sectors there are strong difficulties in finding professional figures. The metal industry complains almost equally about both the lack of candidates and adequate preparation. The digital sector suffers above all from the absence of ad hoc profiles, as well as the construction and mechanics.
36% of these new entrants will not have a degree, 21% will have a professional qualification, 31% a diploma and only 10% a degree. A cross-section that insinuates evidence: the opportunities on the market at this stage would seem to exist above all for profiles with the lowest level of education. Evidence, this, in apparent contradiction with the fact that all sectors, albeit to varying degrees, in stigmatizing the difficulties in finding the most suitable figures have indicated inadequate preparation. Thus a structural vulnerability of our market returns: the absence of correlation between supply and demand.