Post Holiday Rebound in Advertised Jobs: +5.7%

Zurich/ Geneva, 5 October 2021. According to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index, the number of advertised jobs grew by +5.7% between August and September. The total number of advertised jobs has grown +32.3% since the beginning of the year (January to September 2021). This year-to-date growth is double that of pre-Covid times. The Swiss Romande showed the highest monthly growth rate with +7.0%. The German-speaking region, which accounts for nine out of ten advertised jobs, experienced a +5.5% monthly growth rate.

The demand for sales professionals dominated the advertised jobs, followed by specialists in property and facility management, the gastro sector, logistics and IT support.

Winning Job Categories	Monthly Growth (August 2021 – September 2021)	Year-to-Date Growth (Jan 2021 – September 2021)
Sales Specialists	+10.1%	+33.4%
Property & Facility Managers	+9.7%	+43.9%
Gastronomy Professinals	+9.6%	+182.2%
Logistics Specialists	+9.5%	+53.3%
IT Support Specialists	+9.2%	+25.4%

“The growth in advertised sales jobs is especially good news. It indicates that employers expect increased demand for their products and services”, said Yannick Coulange, Managing Director, PageGroup Switzerland.

All regions recorded positive growth between August and September. The east region showed the highest regional growth with +7.3% over this period.

Regions	Monthly Growth (August 2021 – September 2021)	Year-to-Date Growth (Jan 2021 – Sept 2021)
East (AI, AR, GL, GR, SG, SH, TG)	+7.3%	+32.6%
Mid (BE, FR, JU, NE, SO)	+7.1%	+33.3%
North (AG, BL, BS)	+5.6%	+29.1%
Central (LU, NW, OW, SZ, UR, ZG)	+5.0%	+39.8%
Lake Geneva (GE, VD, VS)	+4.7%	+33.9%
Zurich (ZH)	+4.0%	+28.4%

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