Fewer job vacancies on the Internet
According to the Jobpilot Index, the number of job postings online has declined slightly for the first time in five years. In October, the index fell by 5 points from the previous quarter to 2001 points. The number of job listings on job boards has increased, while company websites have seen a relatively sharp decline.
According to the Jobpilot Index, job vacancies on the internet have fallen slightly for the first time in five years. The index fell by 5 points to 2001 in October compared to the previous quarter. However, the number of jobs on offer is still around twice as high as at the start of the series of measurements at the beginning of 2001, writes the job placement company Monster Switzerland in a press release on Monday.
The number of job advertisements on job boards rose by 5 points to 193, while a relatively significant drop of 24 points to 219 was recorded on company websites. According to Falk von Westarp, Country Manager Switzerland at Monster, the slowdown in the economy is first apparent on company homepages, as these are the quickest to adapt to changes.
A decline in job vacancies was registered in most occupational groups.
The decline in job vacancies was particularly sharp in personal care, cleaning and housekeeping (-113 points), transport, storage and security (-47
points) and IT and telecommunications (-26 points). Medical professions (+8 points) and sales and customer service (+1 point) were among the areas to see an increase.
The WEMF statistics are used as a basis for measuring job vacancies in the daily press for comparison with the development in the print media. According to the press release, the standardized print index, which is directly comparable with the Jobpilot index, fell by 1 to 50 points between August and October 2008 compared to the previous quarter. This means that the print media index fell slightly less than the job market index.
The Jobpilot Index measures Swiss job vacancies on the Internet on a quarterly basis. It is compiled by Monster Switzerland in collaboration with the University of Zurich and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. It takes into account the most important Swiss job exchanges and the job offers on the websites of around 1,000 Swiss companies and organizations. In July of this year, the index rose to an all-time high of 206 points.
The number of job advertisements on job boards rose by 5 points to 193, while a relatively significant drop of 24 points to 219 was recorded on company websites. According to Falk von Westarp, Country Manager Switzerland at Monster, the slowdown in the economy is first apparent on company homepages, as these are the quickest to adapt to changes.
A decline in job vacancies was registered in most occupational groups.
The decline in job vacancies was particularly sharp in personal care, cleaning and housekeeping (-113 points), transport, storage and security (-47
points) and IT and telecommunications (-26 points). Medical professions (+8 points) and sales and customer service (+1 point) were among the areas to see an increase.
The WEMF statistics are used as a basis for measuring job vacancies in the daily press for comparison with the development in the print media. According to the press release, the standardized print index, which is directly comparable with the Jobpilot index, fell by 1 to 50 points between August and October 2008 compared to the previous quarter. This means that the print media index fell slightly less than the job market index.
The Jobpilot Index measures Swiss job vacancies on the Internet on a quarterly basis. It is compiled by Monster Switzerland in collaboration with the University of Zurich and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. It takes into account the most important Swiss job exchanges and the job offers on the websites of around 1,000 Swiss companies and organizations. In July of this year, the index rose to an all-time high of 206 points.
