Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Dubai’s private sector hiring in July sees biggest growth since November 2019

Dubai’s private sector hiring in July sees biggest growth since November 2019

Dubai’s private sector hiring in July sees biggest growth since November 2019
Advertisement

DUBAI: The private sector in Dubai is back to hiring, in fact, new job creation during July was at its fastest since November 2019, Gulf News reported.

All of the key categories driving the Dubai economy, retail and wholesale, construction and hospitality are back to hiring, possibly with an eye on an expected increase in the activity with the Dubai Expo set to open shortly.

“[The] growth in the Dubai non-oil economy re-accelerated in July, helped by a rise in customer numbers that boosted sales in the travel and tourism and wholesale and retail sectors,” IHS Markit, the global research firm that tracking spending patterns by the private sector, economist David Owen, said.

“This was also a key driver of employment, as firms frequently mentioned hiring sales staff,” he added.

This should set up businesses nicely for the October to April expo months. Businesses were citing additions to sales teams in “response to rising customer footfall”, something that the retail sector has been pointing to in these last two months.

Advertisement

Owen said: “Businesses will be hoping to build on the economic recovery throughout the rest of the year. At 53.20 in July, the headline PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) was at its second-highest in 20 months, to offer further reassurance that the economy is heading in the right direction.” (Any PMI reading over 50 shows the economy is in relative expansion mode.)

The Dubai businesses recorded “increasing pressure” on their capacity during July, as the levels of outstanding work rose to the greatest extent for more than two years, according to IHS Markit.

Delays to input shipments and shortages of key items meant the companies faced a rise in input prices in July. The overall rate of inflation was modest, though.

Output gains

July’s improved business activity came after two months of declines; not just that, this was the “joint-strongest” showing in a year, according to IHS.

With more destinations and flights opening, the travel and tourism firms had the most marked improvement in output.

Advertisement

The businesses are taking note of the improved sentiments, “Those providing an optimistic outlook for the coming year mostly commented on [the] hopes of an economic recovery due to the vaccine programme and demand related to [the] Expo 2020,” the report notes.

“However, the uncertain path of the pandemic and the impact of supply side problems dampened growth prospects.”

Also Read

Pakistan sets up new call centre in Dubai Consulate
Pakistan sets up new call centre in Dubai Consulate

DUBAI: The Pakistan Consulate-General in Dubai has established a new call centre...

Advertisement
Advertisement
Read More News On

Catch all the Business News, International News, Breaking News Event and Latest News Updates on The BOL News


Download The BOL News App to get the Daily News Update & Follow us on Google News.


End of Article

Next Story