According to the latest report , job seekers in Poland can anticipate favorable employment prospects in the initial quarter of 2024. The findings suggest a promising outlook for individuals seeking employment opportunities within the country.

The global employment outlook for the first quarter of 2024 shows a positive trend with a projected increase of 26%. Among businesses surveyed, 42% express intentions to hire new employees, indicating a significant demand for additional workforce. Meanwhile, 39% of respondents do not anticipate making any personnel changes, suggesting stability in their current staffing levels. However, 16% of organizations foresee the need for some layoffs, reflecting potential challenges or adjustments in certain sectors. A small percentage, comprising 3%, report no recruitment plans at all, indicating a minority of businesses not actively seeking to expand their workforce during this period.

In the first quarter of 2024, companies in Poland are projected to exhibit specific hiring trends as outlined in the report:

- 49% of businesses do not anticipate making any personnel changes, indicating a prevalent stability in their current workforce.

- 33% express a desire to hire new employees, suggesting a notable portion of companies are seeking to expand their workforce during this period.

- 16% of organizations foresee the need for some layoffs, indicating potential challenges or adjustments within certain sectors.

- Only 2% of businesses have no recruitment plans whatsoever, suggesting a minority of enterprises not actively seeking to adjust their workforce.

Overall, these trends contribute to a positive Outlook for Poland of +18%, reflecting the collective hiring sentiment across the country's enterprises for the quarter.

The report highlights positive hiring predictions across all eight analyzed industry sectors for the first quarter of 2024 in Poland. However, it also indicates varying degrees of hiring needs among different industry branches:

- Energy & Utilities: 30% of entrepreneurs in this sector anticipate significant recruitment, indicating robust hiring needs within the energy and utilities industry.

- Consumer Goods & Services: Entrepreneurs in this sector expect a substantial recruitment drive, with 21% expressing intentions to hire new employees.

- Transport, Logistics & Automotive: Similarly, 21% of entrepreneurs in this sector plan to recruit new employees, indicating a notable demand for workforce expansion within transportation, logistics, and automotive industries.

- Communication Services: With 19% of entrepreneurs planning to hire, the communication services sector also exhibits positive recruitment tendencies, albeit slightly lower compared to other industries.

- IT: The IT sector shows a healthy demand for new talent, with 18% of entrepreneurs expressing intentions to recruit new employees.

- Life Sciences & Healthcare: In this sector, 17% of entrepreneurs foresee recruitment needs, reflecting ongoing demand for skilled professionals within life sciences and healthcare fields.

- Finance & Real Estate: Entrepreneurs in the finance and real estate sector also anticipate recruitment, with 17% expressing intentions to hire new employees during the first quarter of 2024.

Overall, these findings underscore varying degrees of hiring needs across different industry sectors, indicating dynamic workforce demands within the Polish economy.