Demand for workers stable in February 
 
Compared with February 2004, demand for trade and services 
employees rose by 31%. 
 
Michal Raveh    
Globes
March 13, 2005
 
A Manpower Israel survey for February 2005 found that demand 
for workers was unchanged, compared with January, but 14% 
higher than in February 2004. The survey found that demand in 
February grew the most for computers and telecommunications 
services employees, which rose by 9%, compared with January. 
Demand for office services employees rose by 4%, and for people 
with higher degrees and managers by 3%. On the other hand, 
demand for industrial employees fell by 9%, and for marketing and 
sales staff by 2%. 

Compared with February 2004, demand for trade and services 
employees rose by 31%, the greatest increase of any sector, 
followed by computers and telecommunications services 
employees - 27%, office services employees 18%, and industrial 
employees - 9%. Demand for people with higher degrees and 
managers fell by 5%. 

Manpower Israel CEO Dalia Narkiss said that a comparison of 
figures for January and February 2005 with the corresponding 
period of 2004 indicated a slight slowdown in demand for workers, 
although a breakdown by sector showed contradictory trends 
beginning in January. She said it was possible to predict that 
recovery and demand for workers would continue slowly. 

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