BOX 5.1 Labour shortages in social jobs In collaboration with Indeed Future of Jobs Survey concerns regarding talent revealing that employers operating in Medical availability in social jobs are reinforced by a new and Healthcare Services; Care, Personal Services study, partnership with Indeed, of external data on and Wellbeing; and Education and Training have job-board postings. A new labour-market indicator greater difficulty than average in securing staff for measures the median time required to fill jobs open roles (Figure B5.1). in a cross-sectoral range of occupation groups, FIGURE B5.1 Time to fill vacancies in social jobs Median time taken to fill vacancies in social jobs on Indeed from July to December 2022 as a proportion of the median time for all jobs in a country Ireland India Canada Japan Germany Australia Physicians & Surgeons India Japan Community & Social Service Canada Australia Education & Instruction Brazil France Italy Childcare United Arab Emirates Germany Italy Medical Technician United Arab Emirates Australia Nursing Ireland Australia United Arab Emirates Mexico Germany Medical Information Germany India France Pharmacy India Italy Brazil Japan Personal Care & Home Health 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Time to fill vacancies, relative to country averages (%) Health and Healthcare Care, Personal Services and Wellbeing Education and Training Source Indeed. Future of Jobs Report 2023 52