Job openings in the private sector in January rose at the second fastest pace over the past year, signalling a gradual economic rebound as more businesses and learning institutions increased spending.
The Markit Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) — a monthly measure of private sector activity — shows that the rate of new hires was the fastest since October before authorities tightened some of the pandemic’s containment measures, which had been eased, to stem a second-wave of coronavirus infections.
