The total supply of jobs in 2023 is about 2 per cent lower than in 2022, while there has been a 10 per cent increase in the number of job seekers, according to the 2023 summary data on the IL job market.
On the employer side, the leading categories are finance and capital markets, sales, administration, general high-tech and general jobs. The required professions are salespeople, customer service, account managers, sales representatives and jobs for veterans. The categories with the highest supply of jobs were customer service, which accounted for 23% of the job supply, with general jobs accounting for 20%, manufacturing and manufacturing accounting for 15%, and sales accounting for 10%.
On the job seeker side: 2023 saw a 10% increase in the number of job seekers compared to the previous year. In addition, the number of resumes sent out during 2023 was 20 per cent higher than in 2022, and the top categories were senior executives and management, construction and real estate, information security, administration, internet and insurance.
According to the data of the IL job site, a clear downward trend can be seen between the number of jobs offered in 2023 and the number in 2022-2020.
A high-tech worker works on a computer, photo: GettyImages
There is also an increase in the number of job seekers. For example, in 2022 there was a 32% increase in job seekers, compared to 2023. In addition, there was a 19% decline in the supply of jobs this year, following a 27% decline in the supply of jobs from 2021 and a 15% decline from 2020.
This means that despite an increase in the number of jobs in the general market, the Israeli high-tech market has actually suffered in recent years from a decline in the number of jobs, in contrast to an increase in demand.
The categories with the highest increase in resumes sent were information security with an increase of 89%, retail (82%), medical and health care (60%), automotive and transportation (50%), security and security (45%), insurance (41%), working from home (26%) and advertising, media or communications (25%).
The professions that received the highest number of resumes relative to the number of existing jobs were in the high-tech category. In 2023, the supply of jobs in the high-tech sector was about 19% lower than in 2022, and the leading categories in terms of job supply were: general tech and software. One of the main trends is technical and digital approach.
Photo: Envato Elements // Companies will reduce space, work will be done from home, photo: Envato Element
As for flexibility and hybrid work, flexibility has become a significant need and part of the balance that many candidates aspire to, forcing employers to develop new lines of thought about how to produce it, not just in the form of hours or remote work but in adapting to the changing needs of employees.
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