Permanent placements for professional roles reach two-year high, says APSCo

Permanent placements for professional roles have reached a two-year high, according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Mon, 7 Jul 2014Permanent placements for professional roles have reached a two-year high, according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

The research shows that permanent placements in the professional recruitment sectors are up 33% on last year and have now reached a new survey high.  

In terms of sector growth, the engineering and finance & accounting sectors have shown the most impressive growth. Across the latter, permanent placements and vacancies have increased by 39% and 24% respectively when compared to the same period last year.

The engineering sector shows similar impressive growth with placements jumping 41% and vacancies up 30% year-on-year.

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