Of the 520 Greek employers surveyed, 28% said they expected more employees as the overall employment outlook returns to positive. IT, industry and construction have the best job prospects, with the region with the strongest hiring intent being Northern Greece.

In particular, the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Review for the first quarter of 2023 (January-March) shows encouraging signs, with the overall employment outlook (NEW) returning to positive at 7%, up 9% from the last quarter of 2022. In addition, 28% of the 520 Greek employers who took part in the survey say they expect an increase in the number of employees, 46% do not expect any changes, and 22% predict a decrease.

IT, the most competitive industry

The sign of the overall job outlook narrative remains positive for almost all sectors, as Greek employers expect hiring levels to increase in 7 out of 9 sectors in the first quarter of 2023, while no differentiation is expected in the communications sector, and only in the “Other Services” section. » expected to decline by 6%.

The most competitive/strong sector in Greece is IT, with job prospects reaching 27%, which means an increase of 22% compared to the previous quarter and 15% compared to the first quarter of 2022. This is followed by industry and construction with employment prospects at 13%. , increased by 29% compared to the previous quarter and decreased by 6% compared to the first quarter of 2022.

The strongest region in terms of hiring intent in Greece is Northern Greece with a NEW 18%, showing the dynamics of the region and an increase of 21% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and 17% compared to the first quarter of 2022. A positive job outlook (3%) is registered in the Greater Region of Greece, which means an increase of 13% compared to the last quarter of 2022 and a decrease of 2% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Negative job prospects are observed in the Attica region (-2%) .

Employers in organizations with 250+ employees are more optimistic, as they expect the largest NEO +21% employment growth of 7% compared to Q4. 2022 and 11% compared to Q1 2022 A weaker workforce climate (-1%) prevails in companies with 10 to 49 employees.

“Obviously, the study shows a clear intention to increase recruitment to meet the needs of large projects (Infrastructure, Railway Egnatia, Innovation-Entrepreneurship, Logistics, Reconstruction, Giant Investments) that are being implemented in Northern Greece and are an “injection”. development and employment and leverage to de-escalate the unemployment rate in the region. At the same time, we must face the challenge of rapidly increasing the overall job prospects of the territory, especially in the IT sector (27%), and look for those talents that will fit the existing and future roles,” comments Charalambos Kazantzidis, CEO. ManpowerGroup Greece.

Job prospects in the world

According to a survey by ManpowerGroup (38,000 employers), the seasonally adjusted global hiring climate in the first quarter of 2023 remains favorable. Hiring intentions are positive in 39 of the 41 markets surveyed, with the overall net employment forecast at 23%, but 6% lower than in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The strongest hiring intentions for the next quarter are in Panama (39%), Costa Rica (37%) and Canada (34%). Weakest of all in Poland (-2%) and Hungary (-8%).

Employers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) report a slight decline in hiring expectations (18% vs. 21% in the previous quarter). 36% of employers in the region expect an increase in job prospects (we remind you that the corresponding percentage in Greece is 28%), 20% expect a decrease, and 40% do not expect any changes.