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Shrugging off the recession
... £28.7bn, according to figures from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). New generation Reflecting on ... gone, and that the challenge of sustainability and longevity remains significant for the sector,” he adds. Evans comments that “FAST 50 ...
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Unemployment up, wages up but vacancies remain unfilled
... unemployment rate rose to 4.1% from 4%. However, UK employment increased by 23,000 to a record high of 32.4m, while wages, ... unfilled with the number of unemployed people per vacancy remains at a record low of 1.6. “Britain’s labour market, which for ...
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Numbers in work rise, but employers still struggle to fill roles
... to January. Commenting on the data, Recruitment & Employment Confederation director of policy Tom Hadley said with the number ... is by offering higher starting pay. “Although inflation remains above pay growth, the positive news is the gap looks to be closing. ...
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Industry gives cautious reaction to unemployment fall
... rate. Commenting on the figures, Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) director of policy Tom Hadley said it was a ... are slowly being driven upwards. “While employer demand remains strong, in some sectors there aren’t enough jobseekers to go around; ...
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Temp billings rise again while perm placement decline negligible, finds Report on Jobs
... quickening to a 14-month high, finds the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG 'Report on Jobs'. The report is based ... in isolation as any sustainable improvement in employment remains dependent on the growth of the economy as a whole… If we are to see ...
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Recruitment industry views on unemployment figures
... fell by 50,000 with the rate remaining at 4.6%, while the employment rate reached a new high of 74.8% – also at record levels. ... of employment and skills, said decent employment growth remains an encouraging feature of the UK economy, underlining the importance of ...
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Unemployment figures_2
Unemployment continued to fall in January and the employment level stands at a record high with almost 29.4m in work. ... since 1975. The number of vacancies in the UK economy remains high at 677,400. Redundancies are at their lowest level since records ...
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Confidence increases as unemployment sees slight fall
... and employers continues to increase but a full recovery remains some way off, according to international recruiter Hays. Today’s ... effect on the job prospects of women. “The latest headline employment, unemployment and earnings growth figures show continued improvement ...
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Industry reaction as unemployment falls to 42-year low
... been since 1971. Kevin Green, CEO at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, said today’s figures indicated that the UK jobs ... continuing to perform beyond expectations as job creation remains strong and employment is at a record high”. However, referring ...
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Candidate confidence rises despite unemployment rise, says Hays
... albeit slowly, and skill shortages starting to emerge. There remains a high demand for senior specialist workers, for example in IT, ... For the first time in six months, unemployment is up and employment is down. The number of people working full time has fallen, while ...