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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Job openings reach 248,000
A man pushes carts full of goods in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District on Sept. 23. Photo: CNA
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
The number of job openings in Taiwan reached 248,000 at the end of August, rising by 62,000 from three months earlier and up by 37,000 from a year earlier, as the issue of mismatching deteriorates and the society ages, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics （DGBAS） said yesterday.
The latest number suggested an overall job vacancy rate of 2.84 percent, with rates in different sectors varying but being consistent with their seasonal business demand, the agency said.
In the manufacturing sector, the number of job openings stood at 87,000, or 35.3 percent of the total, the DGBAS said, adding that manufacturers have the worst workforce shortages, and their payroll is most susceptible to the technology product cycle.
Electronics firms contributed 19,000 vacant positions, while computer and optical goods producers saw job openings rise by more than 10,000, and electricity and gas suppliers had 1,822 job openings, it said.
Meanwhile, the number of job openings amounted to 39,684 at wholesales and logistics firms, and 20,741 at restaurants and hotels, it said.
Human resource firms have advised local tech firms to recruit workers from abroad, as Taiwan is aging rapidly and local people in need of work do not have the required skills, while the online 104 Job Bank （104人力銀行） projected job openings of more than 1 million, mostly at relatively low-paid service facilities.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
