The South & Central American packaging industry experienced a 23% drop in new job postings in Q2 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Klabin with 230 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of packaging company job postings. GlobalData’s Food Packaging Industry report provides a comprehensive analysis of the food packaging market, including market size, growth trends, and opportunities. It includes information on different segments and their usage of key packaging materials such as flexible packaging, rigid plas Buy the report here.
Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 4% share of the South & Central American packaging industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2023, rise 460% over the prior quarter.
Management Occupations drive packaging hiring activity
Management Occupations, with a share of 4% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the South & Central American packaging industry in Q2 2023 , ahead of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 3% share in Q2 2023, Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 3% share and Protective Service Occupations with a 2% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 79% of hiring activity
Klabin posted 230 jobs in Q2 2023 and registered a decline of 52% over the previous quarter, followed by Empresas CMPC with 161 jobs and a 7% drop. Tetra Laval International, with 82 jobs, and Ball, with 36 jobs, recorded a 173% rise and a 24% rise, respectively, while O-I Glass recorded a 200% increase with a 33 new job postings during Q2 2023.
Regional analysis of hiring in the South & Central American packaging industry, Q2 2023
Brazil held the leading share of the South & Central American packaging hiring activity with a 50.15% share, a 39% decrease over Q1 2023. Chile was next with 20.32%, four-percentage-point up over the previous quarter.
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