Competition for jobs falls to two-year low, says Adzuna
31 March 2014
Competition for jobs has reached a two-year low after falling over a third in the space of a year, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk, the search engine for classified ads.
Mon, 31 Mar 2014
Competition for jobs has reached a two-year low after falling over a third in the space of a year, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk, the search engine for classified ads.
In February 2014 there were 1.55 jobseekers competing for each advertised vacancy, 35% lower than in February 2013 (2.39).
In addition, the number of UK vacancies has topped 800,000 for the first-time in two years. There were 800,614 advertised vacancies in February 2014, 19% more than the 675,594 in February 2013.
Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, says: “More jobs are popping up all over the UK, and as a result, competition between candidates is easing. In many parts of the country there are now more jobs advertised than jobseekers, and top talent is becoming harder to source.”
Competition for jobs has reached a two-year low after falling over a third in the space of a year, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk, the search engine for classified ads.
In February 2014 there were 1.55 jobseekers competing for each advertised vacancy, 35% lower than in February 2013 (2.39).
In addition, the number of UK vacancies has topped 800,000 for the first-time in two years. There were 800,614 advertised vacancies in February 2014, 19% more than the 675,594 in February 2013.
Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, says: “More jobs are popping up all over the UK, and as a result, competition between candidates is easing. In many parts of the country there are now more jobs advertised than jobseekers, and top talent is becoming harder to source.”
