The labor market analysis presented today in Sarajevo by the MojPosao.ba portal showed that in the first half of 2023, the demand for workers in BiH fell by 0.9 percent.
It was pointed out that this represents a turnaround compared to the previous two years, when the demand for workers was on the rise, and in 2022 it grew by more than 30 percent compared to the previous year.
“For the first time after more than 10 years, the demand for workers in the IT sector is falling, while interest in these jobs is growing. On the other hand, the biggest increase in demand for workers was recorded in the category of transport, storage and logistics,” stated the director of operations of the MojPosao.ba portal, Nermana Ajanović-Hajdarpašić.
In the first two quarters of this year, employers published the largest number of advertisements in the following categories: commercial – sales (21 percent), transport – storage and logistics (9.93 percent), economics and finance (7.90 percent), electrical engineering – mechanical engineering (7.55 percent), and catering and tourism (7.11 percent).
On the other hand, workers in BiH in 2023 are most interested in jobs in the categories: administrative services, real estate, insurance, commercial – sales and human resources, and the least interested in work in the categories: translation services, mining, craft services, education and consulting.
The most sought-after occupations in 2023 were: call center agent, salesperson, driver (all categories), warehouse worker, production worker, waiter/bartender, sales manager, locksmith/piper/welder/carpenter, and chef.
Out of the total number of ads, in the first half of the current year, seven percent of ads were with a foreign location. Compared to the same period last year, the number of ads with a foreign location is lower by two percent, but the data showed that the number of applications for those ads is higher compared to last year.
For work abroad this year, profiles of workers from the categories: catering and tourism, electrical engineering – mechanical engineering, transport – warehousing and logistics, craft services, and commercial – sales are the most sought after. The biggest change since last year is the increase in demand for workers in the transport, storage and logistics category, and the decrease in demand for workers in the IT sector.
When it comes to the countries from which they are looking for BiH workers are still the most represented: Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Serbia, UAE, Austria, Montenegro, and Kuwait. Compared to the previous year, Croatia, Germany and the UAE are the countries where the demand for workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina has increased.
