A recent quarterly survey conducted by the Council of Labor Affairs showed that by the end of next month the nation will see a net increase of more than 93,000 jobs.
A survey of 3,020 businesses with at least 30 employees last month asked employers about their plans to recruit or lay off workers in the coming quarter.
While more than half of the businesses said they were not planning to adjust their workforce, about 33 percent of employers surveyed said they had plans to increase their workforce by the end of next month, said Cheng Wen-yuan (鄭文淵), director of the council’s statistics department.
An aggregate of 103,048 workers are expected to be hired by the end of next month, while 9,674 workers may face being laid-off, resulting in a net increase of 93,374 jobs, Cheng said.
Employers looking to hire workers mostly cited reasons such as “increased demand” (38 percent), “replacements for former employees” (32 percent) and “expansion of the company’s equipment and departments” (32 percent), the survey showed.
“The gradual economic recovery in both the domestic economy and on international markets has led to growing consumer confidence and aggressive capital expenditure by high tech companies. Coupled with the peak travel season in July, we expect to see greater demand for labor by the end of July,” Cheng said.
The data also showed jobs growth resulting from two main sources — increased demand and the peak travel season.
Businesses in the manufacturing sector and corporate support services reported plans to increase their workforces in order to cope with ramped up production resulting from growing demand for goods and services. On the other hand, businesses in the hospitality, restaurant, entertainment and recreation industries reported significant recruitment plans to meet demand in their busy season.
The manufacturing sector was the biggest contributor, with 55,357 new jobs, followed by wholesale and retailing sector (12,770) and corporate support services (5,288).
The type of workers most in demand are unskilled or manual laborers at 24,300 workers, followed by technicians and equipment operators (24,000) and service staff and salespeople (14,300).
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