will generate around 143,500 new contracts

The campaign of winter sales will generate in Spain a total of 143,495 new hires, which represents an increase of 2.5% compared to the previous year, when 139,950 contracts were registered, according to Randstadthe company specialized in temporary employment, which has published its forecasts for the January and February campaign for the transport, logistics and commerce sectors.

Thus, the sector Transportation and logistics continue to be the main job generators in this campaign, with 79,760 contracts plannedwhich represents 55.6% of the totalalthough it will experience a slight decrease of 3.8% in contracting volume. On the contrary, commerce experiences a significant rebound in hiring, of 11.7%, up to 63,735 signatures.

“Hiring for the sales campaign will register a slight increase thanks to favorable consumption prospects, that will promote a very notable increase in employment in commerce, in one of the most important moments of the year”, he highlighted Andres Menendezgeneral director of Temporary Work at Randstad.

By communities, in absolute terms, Catalonia (26,170), the Community of Madrid (23,330) and Andalusia (23,215) stand out as the regions with the highest volume of contracts, accumulating together 50.6% of all the signatures planned for this campaign.

At the national level, Rioja is positioned as the autonomous community with the highest percentage growth, with a increase of 8.9%, reaching 735 hires. They follow him Valencian Community (6.9%), Castilla-La Mancha (5.8%), Canary Islands (5%) and Cantabria (3.8%). On the other hand, three autonomous communities registered slight falls in hiring: Galicia (-1%), Catalonia (-0.3%) and Asturias (-0.2%).

Great activity in trade and logistics

During this campaign, the trade and logistics sectors continue to show great activity. In the commercial field, which has maintained solid performance in recent years, talent will continue to be sought for positions such as clerks, promoters, hostesses, commercial and customer service profilesboth in physical stores and on e-commerce platforms.

The proximity of the customer service and communication skills of the professionals. Among the most in-demand skills are the management of digital tools and platforms.

Regarding logistics, the profiles with the greatest demand will be packers, forklift drivers, warehouse workers and transporters. Flexibility, the ability to adapt to different environments and mastery of technological skills will be essential to meet the needs of the sector during this period.