Unemployment fell in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to figures from Statistics SA.
The figures reveal the unemployment rate dropped to 24% from 25% in the previous quarter.
However, the total number of unemployed people remained at 4.1m.
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Finance, technology and board-level rec-to-rec specialist Bowden Mayes has completed a successful search for the permanent practice general manager for Shorterm.
Andrew Robson Graham, who joins the specialist recruiter and supplier of technical staff, engineers, and commercial & industrial workers, was previously a national director at Gap Personnel Group.
IT staffing solutions provider Redrock Consulting has reported a 22% increase in fee income for the 12 months to December.
The news from the Bristol-based recruiter comes after the Centre for Cities Annual Index named Bristol one of the five best placed cities in the UK to create jobs and drive economic recovery.
A rebound in the fortunes of the UK recruitment industry will hopefully result in high numbers of recruiters contributing to the One Deal appeal in support of this year’s Red Nose Day, according to Mark Merson, the campaign’s project manager.
International recruiter SThree has started the year in “good shape” with rising profits, according to an interim management statement covering the period from 29 November 2010 to the quarter ended 27 February 2011.
Vine Resources has opened an office in Zurich, the second in Europe following its Stockholm opening last year.
Social recruiting platform BraveNewTalent.com has established a US presence following venture capital investment.
The expansion into the US comes as BraveNewTalent takes part in the UK government-backed WebMission 2011, which will see the firm alongside 18 others explore opportunities for growth with key investors, potential partners and other stakeholders in Silicon Valley.
Executive search consultancy RMG has appointed Andy Duxbury as non-executive director.
Duxbury is chief executive of Chester law firm Aaron & Partners and Institute of Directors (IoD) Cheshire chairman, and joins the board with immediate effect.
Talent management provider Fairsail has appointed Stephen Kelly to its board of directors.
Kelly was previously chief executive of IT firm Micro Focus and joins Fairsail as an investor and board executive.
He was also previously CEO of US customer relationship management vendor Chordiant.
Recruitment software provider Bullhorn has signed up business transformation recruiter Venquis.
Venquis says it chose the recruitment software specialist specifically to support an ambitious and dynamic programme of expansion, which includes a target of £3m profit by 2016.