Taiwan’s semiconductor industry in the fourth quarter of last year faced its most serious talent shortage in seven years, as it raced to increase production to meet soaring demand, a survey released last week by 104 Job Bank (104人力銀行) found.
The survey showed that in the October-to-December period, the semiconductor industry faced a shortage of about 34,000 people per month, translating into 3.7 offers per jobseeker in December, compared with 2.6 offers in December 2020 and 2.3 offers in December 2019.
Across all sectors of the job market, there were on average 1.7 offers per applicant in December, up from 1.3 offers
Taipei, Feb. 19 (CNA) Taiwan's semiconductor industry faced its most serious talent shortage in seven years in the fourth quarter of 2021 as it raced to pump up production to meet soaring demand, a survey by the online 104 job bank has found.