How Today’s Trends are Impacting Jobs:

Talent Shortages, Employer Expectations \& Top Soft Skills Needed By Industry

Construction

of Construction Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with nearly half (46%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 14% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 33%, strengthening by 17 percentage points year-over-year and 6 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING

IT & Technology

of IT & Technology Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with over half (57%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 13% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 44%, strengthening by 23 percentage points year-over-year and 4 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS
IT & TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING

Wholesale & Retail Trade

of Wholesale & Retail Trade Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with nearly half (46%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 14% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 32%, strengthening by 19 percentage points year-over-year and 3 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS
WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE EMPLOYERS
ARE SEEKING

Manufacturing

of Manufacturing Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with nearly half (48%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 16% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 33%, strengthening by 18 percentage points year-over-year and 2 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING

Restaurants & Hotels

of Restaurant & Hotel Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with nearly half (47%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 16% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 23%, remaining consistent year-over-year and strengthening by 3 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS RESTAURANT & HOTEL EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING

Education, Health, Social Work & Government

of Education, Health, Social Work & Government Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with nearly half (41%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 16% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 25%, strengthening by 11 percentage points year-over-year and 1 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL WORK & GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING

Banking & Finance

of Banking & Finance Employers reporting difficulty finding the skills required

This talent shortage coincides with more than half (52%) wanting to add to their staff during the third quarter and 14% expecting various decreases.

Once seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook (NEO) is 38%, strengthening by 24 percentage points year-over-year and 7 percentage points quarter-over-quarter.

TOP 5

SOFT SKILLS
BANKING & FINANCE EMPLOYERS ARE SEEKING

As we emerge from the pandemic, this is our collective opportunity to act with urgency, to scale bold, disruptive ideas and collaborations across business, government and education. And now is the time to reshape a better, brighter future for workers – one that is more skilled, more diverse, and more wellbeing-orientated than we could ever have imagined.

Jonas Prising | ManpowerGroup Chairman & CEO