Report on Jobs
The Report on Jobs is a monthly publication sponsored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG LLP.
The recruitment industry is regarded as an incredibly valuable 'on the ground' barometer for actual candidate and business behaviour and performance.
Catherine Johnstone Recruitment is one of 400 agencies nationally that contribute to this piece of research on a monthly basis featuring original survey data providing the most up to date picture of recruitment, employment, staff availability and employee earnings trends available - Invaluable to those wanting a quick snapshot of the current jobs market!
Every month we will post up the latest report here for you to download so you can keep yourself completely updated.
Market Info - Report on Jobs
File: Report on Jobs - May 2011
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Key points from May survey:
- Weaker increases in both permanent placements and temp billings.
- Growth of overall job vacancies eased to five-month low.
- Slowest rise in permanent staff salaries for three months.
- Temp staff hourly pay rose at weaker rate.
- Candidate availability improved slightly.
Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG said:
“The latest figures are worrying – because they reveal a marked slowdown of the UK jobs market. We’ll need to see whether this is a trend or a blip. Employers across all sectors are becoming more cautious about hiring new staff.
“With businesses and consumers now being hit by higher taxes and fuel costs, public spending cuts and a continuing squeeze on real incomes – this is perhaps no surprise. The hope now is that growth in the UK will pick up later this year, led by a private sector recovery absorbing job losses in the public sector.”
