The manufacturing industry is looking for young STEM graduates (and is struggling in 42% of cases)
For engineers and technical profiles, the difficulties in finding staff reach 65 percent. Operational factory roles are also impossible to find.
Italy's labor market has seen a significant shift, with a growing shortage of workers. According to Unioncamere-Excelsior, the difficulty in finding workers has increased from 27% to over 42% since the pre-Covid summer. In Lombardy, the unemployment rate has dropped to 2.8% in the first quarter, with many industries, particularly in manufacturing, struggling to fill job openings.
The shortage is particularly acute for certain skilled positions, such as welders and engineers, with difficulties in finding suitable candidates reported in seven out of ten cases for welders.
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