Retail job searches decline 11.8%: Indeed report
The Hindu
Although retail job searches saw an uptick of 27.7% from August 2020 to August 2021, it again shrank, the report showed
There has been a decline of 11.8% in Indians searching for retail jobs from August 2021 to August this year, according to a report.
Indians searching for retail jobs had seen a fall during the pandemic and beyond as jobs in the sector had seen a 5.5% contraction over three years ended August 2022, global job site Indeed said in the report.
Although retail job searches saw an uptick of 27.7% from August 2020 to August 2021, it again shrank, the report showed.
This could largely be due to the lockdowns last year and the work-from-home set up where people chose to purchase online during festivities, Indeed noted.
The report is based on an analysis of data from Indeed platform from August 2019 till August 2022.
The report further revealed that in the retail sector, managerial roles like 'branch manager' have the highest number of job postings (22.9 per cent) whereas sales associate level roles were slightly less at 10.07%, followed by store manager at 9.52%, logistics associate at 4.58% and merchandiser at 4.38%.
However, in terms of interest from jobseekers, operational roles like store manager (15%), retail sales associate (14.4%), cashier (11%), branch manager (9.49%) and logistics associate (9.08%) have more demand.