Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 10% share of the European mining industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2023, drop 34% over the prior quarter.

Management Occupations drive mining hiring activity

Management Occupations, with a share of 10% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the European mining industry in Q2 2023 , ahead of Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 7% share of new job postings.

The other prominent roles included Computer and Mathematical Occupations with a 6% share in Q2 2023, Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 5% share and Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 5% share of new job postings.

Top five companies accounted for 30% of hiring activity

Novolipetsk Steel posted 899 jobs in Q2 2023 and registered a decline of 4% over the previous quarter, followed by ABB with 861 jobs and a 27% drop. Nexans, with 639 jobs, and Constellium, with 576 jobs, recorded a 30% drop and a 72% drop, respectively, while Atlas Copco recorded a 274% increase with a 513 new job postings during Q2 2023.

Regional analysis of hiring in the European mining industry, Q2 2023

Germany held the leading share of the European mining hiring activity with a 21.40% share, an 8% decrease over Q1 2023. Russia was next with 13.41%, four-percentage-point up over the previous quarter.

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This content was updated on 24 July 2023

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