By Thomas Verbeeck, Managing Director Lintberg
The Lintberg Index, representing the chances of candidates in the top segment of the labour market, shown an increase of 17 points in April, ending at 75 index points. A severe rise, which was mostly caused by the large number of new positions as opposed to March.
In April, Lintberg saw an 18% increase in newly published jobs, whereas the number of processed applications saw a slight drop. New job opportunities were mostly posted in finance and sales related industries, with HR closing the gates with only 5 new positions. The online recruitment period also showed an increase and is currently averaged at 8,5 weeks.
Lintberg Index rises to 75 points in April
* The Lintberg Index is a monthly analysis of developments in the top 2% of the labour market. The index is a weighted index based on the number of running vacancies, the number of new vacancies, the positions advertising period and the total the number of application on €100K+ jobs in the Netherlands based on the input of the market leader Lintberg. A higher index indicates an improved labour market for professionals in the 100k+ segment.
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