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

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26th May 2023

Labour Market Tracker: Demand for workers steady with almost 1.7 million job adverts across the UK

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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

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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

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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

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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

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12th June 2022

Labour Market Tracker: Growth in job adverts for almost every role and local area in late April

The number of active job adverts across the UK has risen steadily since late March, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation's latest Labour Market Tracker

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7th May 2022

Labour Market Tracker: Increase in job adverts for every type of role across the UK last week

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​​​​​The number of job adverts in the UK has been steadily growing since the beginning of 2022, as the Omicron wave receded and hiring activity ramped up

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4th March 2022