Work, 452 thousand incomes scheduled in November (+2.1%)

There are almost 452 thousand entries planned by companies in November, over 1.3 million in the November 2026-January 2027 quarter, with an increase of 2.1% compared to the same month of 20251. Growth is more sustained in the South (+3.6%), while the difficulty of finding remains high, which concerns 44.2% of the profiles sought, equal to approximately 200 thousand entries. This was revealed by the Excelsior monitoring system of Unioncamere and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies.

Services concentrate 66.7% of the expected entries, equal to over 301 thousand, while industry, including construction, plans around 121 thousand (26.7%). The primary sector accounts for almost 30 thousand revenues (6.6%). Among the fastest growing sectors compared to November 2025 are agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, operational support services for businesses and people and mechanical and electronic industries.

The greatest job opportunities are concentrated in accommodation, catering and tourism services (72 thousand), in trade (71 thousand), in personal services (54 thousand) and in construction (44 thousand).

The most requested figures are office workers and commercial and service professions, which represent 35.7% of scheduled income, followed by specialized workers and plant and machinery operators (29%). Unskilled professions represent 18.4%, while managers, specialists and technicians account for 16.9% of scheduled earnings. Restaurateurs and catering staff are the most sought after profiles, with 62 thousand entries, followed by sales workers (44 thousand) and unqualified personnel responsible for moving and delivering goods (30 thousand).

Recruitment difficulties are particularly accentuated among specialized workers and plant and machine operators, for whom they reach 57.5%. Among the most difficult profiles to find are specialized workers involved in finishing constructions (76.9%), mechanics, fitters, repairers and maintenance workers (74.5%) and technicians in the engineering field (69.3%). The main cause is the lack of candidates (25.9% of planned revenue), while in 14.2% of cases companies report inadequate preparation.