According to data from the Greek Workforce Monitoring System (known as ERGANI) 24,543 new positions opened in February. This increase in employment comes as a positive contrast to the 31,997 fewer job positions available the month before.
The latest data also show an 1,357 increase in job openings when compared to data from the same month in 2023.
Job hires in February amounted to 196,462, while employment departures totaled at 171,919, of which 72,176 were voluntary resignations, and 99,743 were terminations of indefinite-term contracts or expiration of fixed-term contracts.
Of these new hires, 51.5% were full-time employment contracts, while 48.5% were either part-time or rotational work.
Interestingly enough, employment departures in the period January-February 2024 (398,917) surpassed job hires during the same time frame (391,463).
Of the positions filled during February 2024, ten job types demonstrated the highest demand, making up 116.570 of the total 196,462 hires.
These were:
Office jobs – 24,622 hires,
Unskilled labor – 12,189 hires,
Waiters and assistant waiters – 15,483 hires,
Teaching staff – 5,195 hires,
Retailers and cashiers – 15,029 hires,
Cooks – 10,701 hires,
Drivers – 8,106 hires,
Musicians, singers, dancers, and various other artists – 18,767 hires,
Dishwashers- 4,934 hires,
Maids- 1,544 hires.
The first five sectors with the highest net balance of hires (hires minus departures) were:
Accommodation – 3,837 hires,
Food service activities – 3,803 hires,
Wholesale trade – 1,523 hires,
Education- 1,190 hires,
Specialized construction activities – 1,087 hires.
Source: tovima.com
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