Manpower Israel: Demand for workers up 20% in Q2 
 
Demand for high-tech workers was 53% higher and office 
services workers was 43% higher in the second quarter 
of 2004 than in the corresponding quarter of last year, 
but demand for engineers was down 3%. 
 
Michal Raveh
Globes
Jul 14, 2004
 
Manpower Israel reports that demand for workers was 10% higher
in the second quarter of 2004 than in the first quarter and 
20% higher than in the corresponding quarter of last year. 
Demand for workers was 4% higher in June than in May. 
The figures are based on Manpower Israel's survey of help-wanted 
ads published in the large daily newspapers. 

The quarterly survey indicated a rise in demand for most professions, 
except for engineers, which was 6% less in the second quarter than 
in the first, and 3% less than in the second quarter of 2003. 

The computer and communications sector had the highest increase 
in demand for workers in the second quarter, up 4% compared 
with the first quarter and 53% higher than in the corresponding 
quarter of last year. The sector's demand for workers was 16% 
in June than in May. 

Demand for workers in the office services sector was 10% higher 
in the second quarter than in the first, and 43% higher than 
in the second quarter of last year. Demand for workers in the 
commercial services sector was 18% higher in the second quarter 
than in the first, and 26% higher than in the second quarter 
of last year. Demand for workers in the manufacturing, industrial 
and metals sector was 17% higher in the second quarter than in 
the first, and 19% higher than in the second quarter of last 
year. 

Manpower Israel CEO Dalia Narkiss said demand for workers has 
been rising steadily since the beginning of 2004, and the 
company expected the trend to continue in the coming months, 
albeit gradually and slowly.