The second semester of the year is expected to be encouraging for employment in the country since 14% of employers expect to increase their workforce, 4% anticipate a decrease and 78% will remain unchanged, while 4% do not know, reported the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey conducted April 7-27, 2021.

Alberto Alesi, ManpowerGroup general director for Mexico, Caribbean and Central America, specified that once the seasonal adjustment has been made, the Net Employment Outlook for Mexico in the third quarter is + 9%, an improvement by 2 percentage points compared to the previous quarter. and it's 19 percentage points stronger year-on-year when COVID-19 had its first impact on the hiring climate.

He detailed that among the key findings of this survey, 29% of employers expect to return to their pre-pandemic hiring levels in the next 6 months. Eight out of 10 employers mention that their employees will work in offices full time in the next 6 to 12 months, since more than 50% of their employees have activities that require being in the office most of the time.

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“32% of employers expect to return to pre-pandemic hiring levels likely by 2022. However, despite strong global hiring intentions, additional data from the latest ManpowerGroup Talent Shortage Survey, conducted to 42,000 employers in January 2021; indicate that the global talent shortage is the highest in 15 years at 69%, ”he said.

He specified that there are encouraging signs in the 7 industrial sectors of the country; however, some fundamental activities have not been fully reactivated, such as Services, Commerce and Construction.

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"As such, 22% of employers still don't know when we will be able to return to pre-pandemic hiring levels," he said.

In a virtual press conference, for her part, Mónica Flores, president of ManpowerGroup Latin America, specified that while labor markets recover, the greatest Talent shortage in 15 years is reported. 69% of employers globally, 65% in Latin America and 74% in Mexico affirm that they face difficulties in filling their vacancies. This is because the skills most demanded by organizations and the priorities of individuals changed due to the impact of the pandemic.

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