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 - August 2011
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Key points from August survey:
- Further moderate increases in permanent placements and temporary billings
- Growth of vacancies continues to ease
- Weakest rise in permanent salaries for 22 months
- Strongest rise in permanent candidate availability since January 2010
Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG said:
“Although the jobs market has held up relatively well, it remains in the summer doldrums and, worryingly, there seem to be early signs of trends similar to those of 2008. Whether this is a blip or a return to a familiar and unwelcome pattern will emerge over the next few months.
“Permanent and temporary staff appointments rose again in August but only at the same relatively low rates seen last month. And whilst it’s good that we are still seeing some growth in appointments, whether this can continue in the face of a decline in the rate of growth of vacancies remains to be seen.
“Employers continue to take a cautious approach to hiring decisions amid an uncertain economic climate. Whether this will persist as the summer holidays draw to a close is an open question. Much will depend on macro-economic factors and their effect on overall confidence, especially where permanent hiring decisions are concerned. With candidate availability continuing to grow – notably permanent staff availability has improved at the fastest pace since January 2010 – it’s a buyers’ market should employers choose to step up their recruitment in the autumn.”
