The European packaging industry experienced a 4% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Avery Dennison with 312 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of packaging company job postings. GlobalData’s Packaging: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the packaging industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 10% share of the European packaging industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2024, rise 8% over the prior quarter.
Management Occupations drive packaging industry hiring activity
Management Occupations, with a share of 10% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the European packaging industry in Q2 2024 , ahead of Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 9% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 5% share in Q2 2024, Production Occupations with a 4% share and Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 33% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 33% of the overall hiring activity in the European packaging industry in Q2 2024.
Avery Dennison posted 312 jobs in Q2 2024 and registered a decline of 3% over the previous quarter, followed by Syntegon Packaging Technology with 297 jobs and a 4% growth. DS Smith, with 266 jobs, and Rochling SE, with 245 jobs, recorded a 15% drop and an 8% drop, respectively, while Tetra Pak International recorded a 18% decline with a 243 new job postings during Q2 2024.
Regional analysis of hiring in the European packaging industry, Q2 2024
Germany held the leading share of the European packaging hiring activity with a 34.07% share, a 9% decrease over Q1 2024. France was next with 8.03%, four-percentage-point up over the previous quarter.
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