More than half of the companies Dominican (55.8%) reported having faced difficulties to cover their vacancies During the last 12 months. The causes point, mainly, to a disconnection between the profiles available in the market labor and the demands of the productive sector.
According to the National Survey of Economic Activity (ENAE-2024), of the National Statistics Office (ONE), the main barrier identified by employers is the lack of skills techniques specific among applicants, indicated by 69.3 % of the companies.
69.3 %
Of employers indicates that the main barrier is the lack of specific technical skills.
The lack of skills socio -emotional (58.1 %) -As teamwork, problem solving and adaptability-, and the lack of experience labor prior (42.7 %).
In addition, 40.1 % highlight the low interest or low number of candidates applying to vacancies.
The ENAE-2024 indicates that, despite these limitations, 97.6 % of companies continuous hiring staff During the analyzed period, which demonstrates a strong need of incorporation of talent, although there are obstacles to finding suitable profiles.
Employees need new skills
In addition, it details that 66.3 % of the companies Consider that your staff need to strengthen or acquire new skills. The Occupations that more demand these improvements are: operators, workers and artisans (58.7 %), staff administrative and auxiliary (51.3 %), and staff technical (36.1 %).
Among the reasons that explain this need of updateaccording to the ENAE, the implementation of new practices of work (48.6 %), the incorporation of new positions (42.1 %) and the introduction of emerging technologies (37.6 %).
Less difficulties
Instead, the Occupations Agricultural management and management and management workers present minors difficultieswith only 18.6 % and 18.9 %, respectively. This indicates that the most specialized positions and techniques They are the ones that face the greatest challenges to find candidates.
The industries With elders difficulties To cover vacancies They are accommodation and food services (63.7 %), construction (61.4 %) and transport and storage (60.8 %).
As for the size Businessthe most affected are the great companies (More than 100 employees), with more than 67 % facing recruitment problems, in contrast to 52 % in microenterprises (16-29 employees).
The difficulties To hire not only they delay the operation of companiesbut also generate an increase in the burden labor of the staff existing (66.1 %), delays in the launch of products and services (38.8 %), and failures in customer service (37.1 %).
The National Economic Activity Survey (ENAE-2024) showed that 55.8 % of companies that faced vacancies difficulty indicated various negative consequences derived from this situation. The most mentioned was the increase in the workload of other workers, reported by 66.1 % of the companies. They were followed by delays in the offer of new products or services (38.8 %) and poor customer service (37.1 %). Likewise, the ONE document specifies that some companies indicated that the lack of personnel has caused difficulties in the internal organization, loss of business opportunities and a decrease in the quality of the products or services offered.
