Job Offers Barometer drops rapidly in September –BIEC, KM UITM

The Job Offers Barometer, indicating changes in the number of employment offers published on the Internet, fell in September 2019 against the August reading, the Investment and Economic Cycles Office (BIEC) and the Department of Macroeconomics at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów (KM UITM) reported. The index value in September was 250.1 points against 260.6 points in July.
“The vacancy market reached its peak in November 2018. Since then, the number of online job offers has been decreasing sharply ... Since the beginning of the year, the indicator has lost over 8 percent of its value" - wrote in a comment.
Analysts say that such a sharp reduction in the number of online employment ads has not been seen since 2013.
(PAP)