Employment demand pops last month

Thailand’s labour force is recovering from a plunge last year that saw 3 million people lose their jobs because of the pandemic, though people with IT skill sets are in great demand as organisations gear up for digital transformation, according to job search platform JobsDB.

People in Thailand need to improve their skill sets for job prospects, while the country needs to entice highly skilled foreigners to work here with attractive incentives, the platform said.

Pornladda Dathratwibul, JobsDB Thailand country manager, said the country’s employment demand in February recovered based on job search platforms and other online channels, with a 24.7% rise from the average of the two lowest points last year — the first and second outbreaks.

“This is a great sign of recovery in the Thai labour market,” she said at a news conference about the country’s job market outlook…