Hi-Tech Job Market Flips: More Job Seekers Than Open Positions

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The Employment Service said that in September there were 95 open positions in core high-tech occupations for every 100 job seekers. The service warned that the gap could widen.

According to the data, the number of open positions per unemployed person in high-tech fell from 7.2 in February 2022 to 0.95. Among academics, the decline was from 0.8 to 0.7.

In the industry and construction sectors, the number nearly doubled. The average use of unemployment days rose, and the monthly report for October points to stability in the number of job seekers, but also to widening gaps between occupations where workers are short and fields where competition is rising.