Tensions in the labor market are at their highest level in ten years and concern seven out of 10 professions, according to a study by Dares and Pôle emploi published on Thursday.
These recruitment difficulties increase in practically all trades and "
are particularly strong in those of construction, industry, IT and telecommunications, as well as among nurses
", according to this note.
These tensions were measured in 2021 using an indicator taking into account anticipated recruitment difficulties, the number of job offers, the ease of job seekers finding a job and other indicators. on the causes of the tensions.
Three-quarters of “
the top 30 shortage occupations
” are thus construction and industrial occupations, essentially skilled workers or technicians.
In industry, almost all trades are concerned: "
technicians, supervisors and draftsmen, adjusters, pipe fitters and boilermakers, bodybuilders, vehicle mechanics and skilled mechanical maintenance workers
".
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Engineers and technical executives are also in tension, as well as many trades of unskilled workers (mechanics, electricity-electronics in particular).
In industry, the tensions are "
more linked to a lack of available labour, whereas in the construction industry, the intensity of hiring plays a greater role
".
For blue-collar jobs, the working conditions “
are also often restrictive
”.
High intensity of hiring
In computing and telecommunications, several factors are involved: "
a high intensity of hiring, a lack of training and a lack of available manpower
".
In health, alongside the lack of manpower, there is “
a strong link between training and employment
” and “
the working conditions there are often more restrictive
”.
Almost all of these top 30 jobs also require specific training, according to the study.
For two-thirds of the professions in the top 30, the geographical distribution of supply differs from that of labor demand.
But the tensions can vary from one territory to another.
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“
For unskilled workers in the agri-food industries, a job that is globally under pressure, recruitment difficulties spare certain departments in the north and east of France
”, notes the study.
Among the 30 professions employing the most employees, “
half are highly, even very highly strained
”, such as the professions of nursing assistants, home helpers or truck drivers.
