No symptoms of job recovery for the second quarter | Chronic

By Luis Autalán

Stagnation is the word that sums up all expectations regarding job creation for the second quarter of the year according to a private report. According to the findings revealed by Manpower Group (MPG), only the primary sectors of agriculture and fisheries, including seasonal, such as education and administration, show a slight surge in transport.

This delicate scenario places Argentina at the worst moment in the region, as it is the only country not to see any positive signs for job creation in the next 90 days.

Indeed, the economic crisis maintains its impact on the net employment outlook for April, May and June is 0%, a record value after the 4% decline of the previous quarter and which also confirmed a 6 point decline percentage. comparison with the same period of 2018.

Regarding the geographical scenario, the hiring intentions of staff are favored in the Cuyo region with 14 points, followed by Patagonia with 7 points, while the most severe counterpart is appreciated for the NOA: -8% as required by BAE Business Fernando Podestá Vice President, Commercial and Operations Director of MPG Argentina. For the manager, it should be noted that the scenario also demonstrates the greater impact of the economic scenario on SMEs. "Small and small businesses are the creators of jobs but also the most sensitive to any negative factor of the economy, unlike large companies that have more room for maneuver and longer decision-making time", Revised Podestá. The scenario of corrosion of the SME scenario and the official registers of registered works proposed by the Government for 2018, where the loss of work has exceeded 190 000 posts and which were up to this year taken into account in the report of the MPG for the next 90 years. days.

The January, February and March survey marked the lowest point of recruitment shipments since this group made its report that began in 2007, the second quarter estimate is one of the three worst records since this year.

Among the activities that promote the possibility of generating work in addition to the clbadics of basic items such as agriculture and fishing, seasonal transport, such as education and administration, is a slight improvement. In this case, Podestá pointed out in this paper that in addition to pbadenger or freight transport services, this dynamic encompbades both the transport of energy and an increase in the number of low-cost airlift flights, which has resulted in an increase in cabotage services in accordance with the policy defined for these benefits by the executive.

On the other hand, in the negative range, mining activity maintains a zero employment forecast, while trade is the segment with the largest decline, with a decrease of 2%.