Alto Piemonte: 6,470 hires expected in September 2026

Context

In brief

• 6,470 planned hires in Alto Piemonte for September 2026
• Over 75% of scheduled contracts will be temporary
• Between 38% and 46% of companies report recruitment difficulties

Key facts

• What: Hiring forecasts for the month of September
• When: September 2026 compared to September 2025
• Where: Biella, Novara, Verbano Cusio Ossola and Vercelli
• Who: Unioncamere, Ministry of Labour and Monte Rosa Laghi Alto Piemonte Chamber of Commerce
• Amount: 6,470 total scheduled contracts

The Alto Piemonte labor market is preparing to face the month of September 2026 with a total volume of 6,470 contracts planned by local businesses distributed across the provinces of Biella, Novara, Verbano Cusio Ossola and Vercelli. The data, processed by the Studies Service of the Monte Rosa Laghi Alto Piemonte Chamber of Commerce based on the monthly bulletin of the Excelsior Information System of Unioncamere and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, marks a minimal variation compared to the same period of the previous year, recording just 10 fewer contracts across the entire reference territory. The intercepted figure represents exactly 18.2 percent of the total hires forecast in the entire Piedmont region.

Territorial analysis of Excelsior data

Within the individual provinces, the distribution of employment flows shows different dynamics and volumes. In Novara, the picture is growing with 3,340 expected hires, recording 100 more positions than in September 2025 and confirming itself as the main economic engine of the area. In Vercelli, expected hires stand at 1,230, maintaining the exact same volume recorded twelve months earlier. In Biella, forecasts indicate 1,120 hires, highlighting a decrease of 40 units compared to the previous September. Finally, in Verbano Cusio Ossola, planned hires are 780, marking a drop of 70 jobs compared to the data recorded in 2025. Overall, labor demand therefore remains solid but diversified, with leading sectors such as accommodation and food services, commerce and personal services continuing to express a consistent share of the overall employment requirement, while reflecting the economic and territorial specificities of each individual province examined by the Excelsior survey.

Operational details

A more in-depth analysis of the contractual structure highlights how the predominant typology in Upper Piedmont remains firmly tied to precariousness or, in any case, temporary flexibility. In all four provinces considered, in fact, fixed-term contracts exceed the threshold of seventy-five percent of the total hires planned for the month of September. In more detail, the province of Novara provides a share of stable contracts equal to twenty-two percent, leaving seventy-eight percent to temporary work forms. In Biella, the ratio sees twenty-five percent of stable contracts against seventy-five percent of fixed-term contracts. Even more unbalanced values are recorded in Verbano Cusio Ossola and Vercelli, where just nineteen percent of open positions offer immediate stabilization, while eighty-one percent of contracts are configured as fixed-term. This strong prevalence of temporary relationships directly affects the employment prospects of those looking for stable employment in the area.

Critical issues in hiring and the need for experience

A second significant element emerging from chamber data concerns the persistent difficulty of companies in finding personnel with adequate requirements on the market. The percentage of companies reporting problems in finding the requested profiles varies considerably depending on the province: it goes from thirty-eight percent recorded in Vercelli up to the peak of forty-six percent detected in Verbano Cusio Ossola, while Biella stands at forty-four percent and Novara at forty percent. This difficulty clashes with a very precise request from the productive fabric: companies predominantly look for workers who already possess specific professional experience or experience gained in the same employment sector. This specific need affects sixty-three point eight percent of profiles in Verbano Cusio Ossola, sixty point one percent in Vercelli, fifty-eight point eight percent in Biella, and fifty-six point eight percent in Novara. Smaller businesses, particularly those with fewer than fifty employees, concentrate a large part of the demand, absorbing fifty-six percent of entries in Biella and Vercelli and as much as sixty-nine percent in Verbano Cusio Ossola. For those evaluating professional opportunities in the area, orienting themselves towards targeted training or consolidating vertical skills represents an obligatory step to overcome selections.

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Key points

An analysis of the Excelsior survey data also offers operational insights for those looking at the cross-border labor market or evaluating professional mobility options between border regions and neighboring Swiss cantons. With demand strongly oriented towards services, trade, and catering, and a widespread requirement for personnel with specific prior experience, candidates must structure their job search by focusing on a CV that strongly highlights practical skills gained in the field. Those intending to evaluate employment opportunities in Upper Piedmont or manage a career transition path can use dedicated digital tools to match their skills with the real needs of local companies and neighboring provinces. To explore active offers and understand which sectors are experiencing the greatest personnel shortages, it is advisable to constantly consult the specialized sections.

Tools and resources for active job searching

Planning a new career phase requires the use of targeted tools to evaluate not only open positions, but also the economic sustainability of employment, taking into account the tax, social security, and salary specificities that characterize the area and neighboring territories. For those moving or evaluating labor mobility between Italy and Switzerland, access to financial simulation platforms and punctual comparison between different job opportunities help in making informed choices. To analyze available job offers and identify companies actively hiring in the region, you can access the section dedicated to job listings. If instead you wish to examine company profiles in detail and understand which industrial or service entities offer the greatest guarantees of contractual stability, check the opportunities on the page dedicated to hiring companies. To better plan your economic and tax position in relation to expected income, you can use the tax calculator.

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