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The crisis in the crown is changing the situation on the Swiss labor market. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the demand for skilled workers has declined, but this can vary greatly by profession. Nurses, for example, are in high demand.
Between 2016, when the skilled labor shortage index of the personnel service provider Adecco was surveyed for the first time in cooperation with the University of Zurich, and until 2019 the skilled labor shortage increased annually. This year, the index fell for the first time, by 17 percent, as the group announced Thursday.
Jobs in sales and catering are increasingly scarce
In most professions, the number of job openings is decreasing, while the number of job seekers is increasing. In professions with a glut of skilled workers, the situation for job seekers is getting worse. This mainly includes professions in sales and commerce, in the hotel industry, as well as in the commercial and administrative area.
In professions where the oversupply of skilled workers was already particularly high in 2019, the situation for job seekers is becoming even more acute due to the crisis. More and more job seekers find fewer and fewer vacancies. Particularly in customer-facing service professions, such as the hospitality industry or sales, the situation has worsened compared to the previous year.
There is still demand for engineers, nurses and technicians
At the same time, there is still a shortage of skilled workers in other professions: “The crisis in the crown has changed little in terms of skill shortages in professions such as engineering, IT, technology or medicine,” said Luca Semeraro, Head of Professional Recruitment. by Adecco. quote in communication. For example, the mobility of skilled workers has decreased due to uncertainty caused by travel restrictions.
But also in professions that are generally unaffected by a shortage of skilled workers, many specialists were lacking in some areas. “Well-trained nurses, especially those who specialize in intensive care, are in high demand today,” says Corinne Scheiber, Head of Adecco Medica.
Meanwhile, when it comes to hiring employees, companies are already drawing on their experience after the pandemic. The first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic made companies uneasy, making them reluctant to hire new staff, or at times, said Monica Dell’Anna, CEO of Adecco Switzerland. “In the second wave, on the other hand, they can take advantage of their experiences. It is now hiring more staff despite restrictive measures. “(SDA)
