More than 40,833 jobs were created across the UK’s 21 key industries in September 2007, up 20% on last year, according to the Adecco/Mandis Job Creation Index (JCI).

The JCI reveals that health and social care, transport and distribution, and leisure and recreation saw the biggest year-on-year increase in jobs.

Industrial and engineering and textiles were the month’s poorest performers.

René Schuster (pictured), chief executive of Adecco Group, UK & Ireland, says: “We have seen a positive rise in job creation this month. Despite the credit crunch that is affecting City and financial jobs, a number of key sectors have shown strong efforts in job creation this month.” 

The JCI figures are determined by comparing the number of jobs created within UK industrial sectors each month with the number of jobs created for the corresponding month in the previous year.