06.04.2021

WHAT KIND OF WORKERS ARE IN DEMAND IN OUR COUNTRY AT THE MOMENT

In March 2020, the so-called first lockdown hit the labor market in Bulgaria and job advertisements dropped dramatically. Employers reacted much more flexibly and confidently to the lockdown in March 2021 and the next "closing" not only did not lead to a decrease in job postings, but also an increase - by 10% compared to February 2021 and by as much as 117% compared to March 2020, shows a study of a job search platform.

A positive trend is observed in all sectors. Since the beginning of the year, there has been a constant positive trend in the number of ads published on the leading job sites in Bulgaria.

The sectors with the highest growth were Construction (22%), Accounting, Auditing, Finance (17%) and Administrative activities (16%), followed by Manufacturing (15%), Logistics and transport (14%) and IT (12%).

The Hotel and Restaurant sector, which grew significantly in the previous month (139%), remained almost unchanged in March, with an increase in the number of ads in it by only 0.4%, according to the analysis.

The share distribution of announcements by sectors remains the same as in the previous month of February, with the largest share remaining in the sectors "Trade and sales" (21%), "Production" (16%) and IT (14%).

The trend is positive in all leading regional cities. The growth of job advertisements in them is as follows: Sofia 9%, Plovdiv 4%, Varna 10%, Burgas 17%, Ruse 6% and Stara Zagora 16%. The total number of ads in these cities is equal to 71% of job offers across the country.

Apart from the continuing trend of rising job advertisements throughout the first quarter, the good news is that lockdowns no longer have such a significant impact on the labor market in our country.

The data from the past month are an illustration of greater confidence and less unpredictability on the part of employers, which we hope will gradually lead to the stabilization of the country's economy.