Study of Labor Market Demand at the End of the Covid-19 Fifth Wave in Győr-Moson-Sopron County of Hungary

Abstract

The labor market has been struggling with excess demand for several years – in part due to the „one million new jobs” program announced in 2011. Although the labor market is growing strongly, it suffers from structural problems. There are more than ten thousand job advertisements on Hungarian job portals, although in March 2022, coinciding with the curfew, a significant part of companies decided to stop their recruitment procedures or reduce the number of vacancies. And 44% of them also reduced the number of their employees. In the waning phase of the fifth wave of the pandemic, we conducted an exploratory study on the most popular job portal about what kind of job ads job seekers can find today. In our study, we present the research results and trends of job ads in Győr-Moson-Sopron County. We highlight the most important general aspects and show how the company can be made more attractive for job seekers.