Labour Market Tracker: Stronger August for hiring hints at labour market resilience and possible recovery
There were 189,888 new job postings in the week of 7-13 August 2023
29th August 2023
Labour Market Tracker: Strong demand for new staff with job adverts above two million
The number of active postings in the week of 3-9 July 2023 was 2,248,918 – 53.3% higher than the year before
17th July 2023
JobsOutlook: Employer confidence in hiring bounces back
In February-April 2023, the net balance of employers’ confidence in making hiring and investment decisions was +2 – restoring to positive territory the first time since January-March 2022
26th May 2023
Labour Market Tracker: Demand for workers steady with almost 1.7 million job adverts across the UK
The number of new job adverts shot up in the week to 23rd April as businesses returned to hiring after the Easter break. There were 189,832 new job postings in the....
7th May 2023
Labour Market Tracker: Job adverts remain at high levels despite inflation concerns
There were 205,947 new job postings in the week of 6-12 Mar 2023 – 1.5% higher compared to the week before (27 Feb-5 Mar), according to the Recruitment & Employment....
2nd April 2023
Labour Market Tracker: New job ads hit a 14-month high as businesses still need to hire
There was a boom in the number of new job adverts (256,855) in the week of 6-12 Feb 2023, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and Lightcast’s latest Labour....
26th February 2023
Labour Market Tracker: 180,000 new job ads in the first week of January
While there may be some caution from employers in the face of uncertainty, overall the jobs market remains robust judging by the demand for new staff
21st January 2023
Labour Market Tracker: No clear slowdown in job advert numbers
The number of active job adverts across the UK has remained stable since mid-August. In the week of 14-20 November, there were over 1.4 million active job adverts
3rd December 2022
Labour Market Tracker: New record high number of job adverts for 2022
In the week of 25-31 July, the number of active job adverts across the UK hit a new record high for 2022, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation
14th August 2022
Report on Jobs: Hiring activity growth softens further in May
The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, pointed to a further slowdown in hiring activity midway through the second quarter
12th June 2022
