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 - January 2012
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Key points from January survey:
- Modest increase in permanent appointments recorded
- Temp billings down slightly
- Candidate availability rises, but at slower rate
- Subdued pay pressures
Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG said:
“Given the continued impasse surrounding the Eurozone and the knock on effect this has on business confidence, it is a welcome surprise to see a modest increase in the number of permanent job placements across the UK. Perhaps employers are beginning to accept that they need to have the right people in place to kick start the economy?
“Sadly, though, the number of people hoping to fill these vacancies continues to rise and with unemployment benefit claimants up for the tenth month in succession, the competition to be the right candidate in the right place is tougher than ever.
“At least there are signs within some industries that things are looking up. Amongst the engineering, construction and IT sectors demand for permanent staff has increased since the turn of the year. With so much attention being paid to these sectors at the moment, close attention should be paid to see if this is a trend set to continue as the year progresses.”
