The French retail industry experienced a 13% rise in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Carrefour with 3,026 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of retail company job postings. GlobalData’s Retail: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the retail industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Sales and Related Occupations jobs accounted for an 8% share of the French retail industry new job postings in Q2 2024, up by 21% over the prior quarter.
Sales and Related Occupations drive retail industry hiring activity
Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Sales and Related Occupations, which accounted for 8% of the total new job postings in Q2 2024 and were down by 16% year-on-year. Second highest were Management Occupations, which accounted for 5% and drop by 40% year-on-year, and third highest were Office and Administrative Support Occupations, which were 81% of the new job postings and 227% higher year-on-year.
Top five companies in retail industry accounted for 70% of hiring activity
The highest number of jobs were posted by Carrefour with 3,026, followed by Aldi Einkauf with 2,619, while the highest increase was at Casino Guichard-Perrachon at 65%.
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