The number of job offers fell slightly in August

In August, employers published 316,000 new job offers, which is 0.5% less year-on-year and 9.7% more compared to July, Grant Thornton reported. The Polish labor market turned out surprisingly resistant to the economic turmoil as employers only slightly reduced the number of offers, it noted. Moreover, the August result is the strongest since March.

At the end of August, the number of new job postings broke pre-pandemic levels and approached that of 2021, the report also said. Monika Smulewicz of Grant Thornton said that the economic slowdown in the labor market "is less abrupt than it could be expected".

In August, out of 40 monitored occupations, declines were visible in 26. The greatest losses were recorded in such physical occupations as waiters and bartenders (-48%), cooks (-42%), construction workers (-32%), hairdressers (-32%), and drivers (-31%).

(ISB News)