The soaring cost of living means nearly two thirds of Northern Ireland workers are looking for a new job, a new survey has shown.
The NIJobs Job Report, in partnership with Ulster Bank, hinted at a year of transition for the province’s job market, as the desire for a higher salary meant 61% of the 1,500 surveyed were scouring the job boards for a better paid role. The results pose a growing problem for Northern Ireland’s employers, themselves struggling to manage growing input costs while at the same time trying to attract and retain talent.
Although the “fierce” competition to hire workers witnessed last year has eased slightly with the number of jobs on offer down 8% between the third and fourth quarter of 2022, the survey said the number of positions available is 90% above the corresponding quarter just prior to the pandemic in the fourth quarter of 2019.
