Recruitment Outlook Report – August 2024

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The latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs presents an updated snapshot of the UK labour market as of August 2024. While the job market has shown some resilience, it continues to face challenges due to fluctuating business confidence and economic uncertainties. The report provides insights into trends in permanent and temporary jobs, salary […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – July 2024

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The KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs for July 2024 provides an in-depth analysis of the UK labour market and serves as a crucial indicator of the UK’s employment landscape. The ongoing trend shows resilience, but slight decline in the overall jobs market. However, with recent interest rate drops, and greater stability now the […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – June 2024

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June 2024 Report on Jobs reflects a mixed yet cautiously optimistic outlook for the UK labour market. Despite the economic uncertainties leading up to the recent general election, the market showed signs of potential stabilisation and growth, particularly in temporary job placements. Let’s take a look at the headline data. Decline in permanent jobs, rise […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – May 2024

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May’s Recruitment outlook Report on Jobs provides crucial insights into the current labour market trends, identifying both challenges and opportunities for employers and job seekers. This month’s report suggests a cautiously optimistic landscape, with many businesses waiting for clearer economic signals before making significant hiring decisions. Nonetheless, there are positive signs pointing to a potential […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – April 2024

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This month’s report underscores a nuanced stabilisation in the UK recruitment landscape. This will likely be welcomed from many quarters. The last month saw a modest deceleration in the decline of people being placed in permanent and temporary roles. However, what’s worthy of note is that the indices indicate the slowest pace of reduction that […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – March 2024

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Take a look at this valuable insights into current trends affecting the labour market, highlighting challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for employers and candidates. The reality is that the picture is one of most companies holding fast while they wait for inflation to come down further and interest rates to be cut. However, confidence […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – February 2024

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The subdued picture in the jobs market that characterised the start of the year continued into February, as expected. However, the overall picture is one of resilience with the landscape looking more robust than in previous times of economic uncertainty. Here we unpick the data in the latest KPMG and REC Report on Jobs to […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – January 2024

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The latest recruitment market landscape continues to show a mixed picture. Overall, the UK continues to show remarkable resilience in the face of economic pressures. Within this, we can see how employers are largely continuing to hold fire on permanent hiring as they wait for confidence to rebuild, and as such in the private sector, […]

Recruitment Outlook Report – August 2022

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As I am heading off to the House of Commons early next week to discuss the skills shortages faced by businesses and how these impact the UK economy, the latest Report on Jobs from the REC is particularly revealing. Talking with ministers about how to create a sustainable labour market is essential as part of […]

Jobs Outlook Report – May 2022

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The news on the ground remains that it is an excellent time to be looking for a job with vacancies continuing to rise month on month. It’s a tougher picture for employers. They need to work closely with expert recruitment businesses to find the right candidates in a time of record low unemployment and high […]