Hiring demand remains high this month thanks to the global economic recovery, with middle-level managers and key professionals in relatively high demand, according to the latest report issued by 104 Job Bank (104人力銀行) yesterday.
The online employment agency’s data showed that job vacancies in its database — including full-time, part-time and dispatch jobs — totaled 592,000 this month, an increase of 30.8 percent from a year ago.
“The results show local firms’ demand for new employees has yet to subside, with overall sentiment in the job market still active,” the job bank said in a statement.
However, with the nation’s economy continuing to recover, more employers are facing talent shortages, the job bank said.
The survey showed 64 percent of polled employers said they were short-staffed, with 42 percent facing difficulty filling middle-level management positions.
The agency said hiring demand would likely show a steady increase over the near future, led by demand from the service sector — especially the food and beverage segment.
However, local electronic manufacturers’ recruitment demand seemed to be more urgent in recent months, the job bank said, adding that the annual growth of hiring demand from the industry had outpaced the service industry in the July-to-September period.
Unemployment rose to 4.08 percent in August from 4.02 percent in July, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported recently.
However, the figure is still the lowest August level for the past 14 years, the DGBAS said.
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