Job vacancies suffer 23% decline last year

The e-recruitment platform saw the number of jobs offering remote working skyrocket by 1754%

The tourism, travel, airline sector, hotels and catering, beauty, hair care, leisure and sport sectors suffered sharp declines.

Job postings for the final quarter of last year were 23% lower than the same period in 2019, new figures from IrishJobs.ie show.

However, despite being in the grip of a third wave of Covid-19 cases, the e-recruitment platform said Ireland’s employment market is now showing positive signs of recovery as job vacancies saw a 5% quarterly increase in the final quarter of 2020.