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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
As we embark on 2024, reflecting on the end-of-year data for the jobs market provides insight into the trends that will help shape hiring decisions. While the economic climate was charged and uncertain in 2023, creating ripples of concern, the UK jobs market has proven strong and resilient. It’s a similar picture as we head […]
The Financial Times has recognised F1rst Commercial Recruitment as a Leading UK Recruiter for 2024! We’re thrilled to be able to share this news. Yes, it’s a wonderful pat on the back for our team, but it matters to our clients too. The awards, and being placed on a list of just 154 recruiters (out […]
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 […]
As we near the halfway mark for the year, the overriding story of the 2022 jobs market is that it is tight. All data from the latest REC Report on Jobs underlines the same key headlines we’ve seen for months now. Against a backdrop of inflation rising 6.2% in the year to March 2022, different […]
