Job opportunities posted online in UAE leap 45pc
DUBAI, February 16, 2016
The number of job opportunities posted online in the UAE rose 45 per cent over the year to January, making the UAE the best performing market in the region, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI).
The employment demand for the region rose 20 per cent over the period, but exhibited slow monthly growth, down four per cent from December 2015, it said.
Sanjay Modi, managing director, Monster.com, said: “The remarkable rise in job opportunities across a variety of non-oil sectors in the UAE shows that despite the falling oil prices there is an underlying trend of optimism in the market, driving expectations for growth in 2016.
“This trend is reflected across the GCC, with job opportunities rising by 20 per cent over the year to January 2016.”
The positive results of the MEI index for non-oil sectors are in line with the UAE’s plans to shift the economy’s reliance from natural resources to a knowledge economy and the non-oil sectors.
At the 2016 World Government Summit, new ministries were announced (Ministry of Youth, Happiness and Tolerance) and others were restructured to meet the ongoing demands of an evolving economic and social landscape.
The UAE industries which are offering the best employment opportunities at the moment are: consumer goods/FMCG, food and packaged food, home appliance, garments/textiles/leather, gems and jewellery, with a 54 per cent growth in online job posts year-on-year.
The second best performing industry is healthcare, with a remarkable 53 per cent growth in online job posts. Retail/trade and logistics is also seeking to hire candidates, with a growth of 40 per cent in job opportunities posted online year on year to January.
The outlook is gloomier for job seekers in production/manufacturing, automotive and ancillary; advertising, market research, public relations, media and entertainment, and oil and gas sectors, which exhibited a modest growth of four per cent, two per cent and a negative drop of 13 per cent, respectively. - TradeArabia News Service
