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LocalGover nmentJobs Whi t ecol l arvacanci esst al l edi nOct oberasl ockdownr umour s ci r cul at ed -Cont r actvacanci esdr opped1% andper manenthi r i ngsawnochangemont h onmont hami dconf usi onar oundt i er edr est r i ct i ons -Theper cent agedr opi nyearonyearhi r i ngi ncr easesf ort hef i r stt i mei n mont hs -Dai l yt r acki ngdat ashowsnat i onall ockdownr umour shal t edr ecr ui t mentat t heendofOct ober Conf usi onar oundr egi onalt i er edr est r i ct i onsandr umour sofanat i onall ockdownst al l edhi r i ngi nOct ober ,wi t hcont r actvacanci esdr oppi ng1% whi l et he numberofper manentj obsr emai nedunchangedmont honmont h.That ’ saccor di ngt ot hel at estmont hl yRecr ui t mentTr endsSnapshotr epor tf r om TheAssoci at i onofPr of essi onalSt af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) . Annualgapi nhi r i ngwi dens Thedat a,pr ovi dedbygr owt hanal yt i cspl at f or m,cube19,r eveal edt hatwhi l e mont honmont hvacancynumber ssawl i t t l et onochange,t heyear onyear per cent agedr ophassl i ght l yi ncr easedf orOct oberf ol l owi ngsever almont hsof i mpr ovementi nannualcompar i sons.I nSept ember ,t heyear onyeardr opi n vacancynumber sst oodat33% f orper manentand15% f orcont r act .ForOct ober ,t hi scompar i sonst oodat38% and22% r espect i vel y .Muchoft hi sdr op i nj obvacanci escanbeat t r i but edt ot heconf usi onsur r oundi ngt het i er edl ockdownsyst em andr umour sofi ncr easedr est r i ct i onsonar egi onalandnat i onal basi st hr oughoutOct ober . I ncompar i son,pl acement sf ar edr el at i vel ywel li nOct oberf ol l owi ngast r ong mont hf orvacanci esi nSept ember .Thenumberofnewhi r esl astmont hi ncr eased3% f orper manentr ol esand5% f orcont r actpl acement s. Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
Dai l yt r acki ngshowsdi paheadofnat i onall ockdown Thedai l yt r acki ngdat aal soi ndi cat est hatr umour sofanat i onall ockdownhad ani mpactonhi r i ngi nt heUK.Cont r actvacanci essawasmal ldr opof3% at t heendofmont hwhencompar edt ot hebegi nni ng,whi l eper manentj obs di ppedby0. 5% i nt hel astt woweeks.I nt er vi ewnumber swer ef ai r l yf l atwi t h si mi l arl evel sacr osst hemont h,whi chi si ndi cat i veoft heuncer t ai nt ycr eat ed byt hei ncr easi ngi nt r oduct i onoft het i ersyst em ar oundt hecount r yandt he or i gi nalenddat eoft hef ur l oughschemenear i ng. AnnSwai n,CEO ofAPSCocomment s: “ I t ’ sdi sappoi nt i ngt oseet hepr ogr esst heUKhadmadei ncl osi ngt heannual per cent agedr opi nhi r i ngact i vi t yst al li nOct ober ,t houghi t ’ sper hapsunsur pr i si nggi vent hecont i nueduncer t ai nt yaswemovedt owar dsanot hernat i onal l ockdown.Wi t hr egi onalt i er edr est r i ct i onsi npl acet hr oughoutOct ober ,hi r i ng di dt akeamar gi nalknock,buti ti sencour agi ngt oseepl acement sr emai nr el at i vel yst abl ef ol l owi ngast r ongmont hi nSept ember .Whi l ewear enowundera nat i onall ockdown,wedon’ texpecthi r i ngt obei mpact edassi gni f i cant l yasi t wasi nt hehei ghtoft hepandemi casmanybusi nesseshavet hesetupi n pl acet osuppor tr emot er ecr ui t ment .Andwi t hnewsofapot ent i alvacci ne br eaki ngt hi smont h,Novembercoul dpot ent i al l ybeat ur ni ngpoi ntf ort heUK’ s busi nessconf i dence. ” JoeMcGui r e,Gl obalSal esDi r ect orofcube19says: “ Ther ecr ui t menti ndust r ybouncebackst al l edi nOct oberandi shover i ng ar ound20% downwhencompar edt oayearear l i er .Theenhancedr est r i ct i ons t hr oughoutNovemberar eexpect edt opl acedownwar dpr essur eont hekey met r i csi nt hi sr epor t ,butcer t ai nl ynotoft heor derwesawear l i eri nt heyear . Recr ui t mentcompani eshavegener al l ypr epar edwel lf ort hewi nt ermont hs andt her ei sar easonabl el evelofconf i dencei nt hemedi umt er m out l ook.For war dt hi nki ngr ecr ui t er swi l lber el yi ngont hei rdat at oi dent i f yoppor t uni t i esand makef astdeci si onsaboutwher et of ocust hei ref f or t s. ”
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UK j obsmar ketst abi l i si ngi nf i r stweekofl ockdown -Vacanci esi ncr eased16% i nt hef i r stweekoft hesecondl ockdown -Admi ni st r at i on&cust omerser vi cesandsal es&t r adi ngr ol esup12% week onweek -Ci t i esunderTi er2r est r i ct i onsbef or el ockdownbuckt r endwi t hj obsi n LondonandManchest erup24% and16% weekonweek TheUK’ sj obmar keti mpr ovedi nt hef i r stweekoft hesecondl ockdowndespi t eani ni t i aldr opi nt heweekl eadi ngupt ot hePr i meMi ni st er ’ sannouncement .That ’ saccor di ngt ot hel at estr eal t i mest at i st i csf r om t hewor l d’ sl ar gestnet wor kofj obboar ds,Br oadbeanTechnol ogy . Fur t herbusi nesssuppor tboost sopt i mi sm Accor di ngt ot hedat a,despi t evacanci esdr oppi ng13% i nt heweekl eadi ng upt oBor i sJohnson’ sannouncementofasecondl ockdown,t henumberof j obsadver t i sedi nt heweekendi ng8t hNovemberi ncr eased16%.Thi ssi gnal l edt hehi ghestnumberofvacanci esr epor t edi nt heUKi nf i veweeksand i si ndi cat i veoft heGover nment ’ sext ensi onofbusi nesssuppor tschemes boost i ngconf i dence. Br oadbean’ sst at i st i csal sor eveal edanupt i cki nhi r i ngacr oss‘ busi nessas usual ’ j obf unct i onswhi chi ndi cat est hator gani sat i onsar eont hewhol eopt i mi st i cdespi t et hesecondl ockdown.Weekonweekt henumberofadmi ni st r at i onandcust omerser vi cer ol esgr ew12%,wi t hsal esandt r adi ngal soup 12%. Thi sopt i mi sm i sal soappar enti nt hedecr easest hatt hedat ahi ghl i ght si nt he numberofappl i cat i onspervacancy( APV)f orr ol est hatsawaspi kei nnumber sdur i ngt hehei ghtoft hef i r stl ockdown.Thenumberofpeopl eappl yi ng f oradmi ni st r at i onandsecr et ar i alr ol esdr opped63% i nOct oberwhencompar edt oJune,wi t hanaver ageof108appl i cat i onspervacancy .Thi si si ndi cat i veofgr eat erj obsecur i t ybei ngnot edi nl i ghtofi ncr easedbusi nessopt i mi sm andmar ksar et ur nt oal mostpr eCovi dl evel swhi chi nFebr uar yst ood at100appl i cant spervacancy .
Ti er2ci t i esseeupt i cki nvacanci es Thedat aal sor eveal edt hatt hoseci t i esundergr eat err est r i ct i onsaheadoft he nat i onall ockdownr epor t edaspi kei nhi r i ngi nt heweekendi ng8t hNovember . Havi ngbeenputi nt oTi er2r est r i ct i onsbef or et hePr i meMi ni st er ’ sannouncementofasecondl ockdown,LondonandManchest err epor t eda24% and16% spi kei nj obsweekonweekr espect i vel y . Al exFour l i s,Managi ngDi r ect oratBr oadbeanTechnol ogycomment ed: “ Whi l easecondnat i onall ockdowni scer t ai nl ygoi ngt obr i ngf ur t herchal l enges t ot heUKeconomy ,ourdat ashowst hat ,ont hewhol e,busi nessesar er emai ni ngr el at i vel yconf i dent .Theupt i cki nhi r i ngact i vi t yhi ghl i ght st hatempl oyer s r emai nr esi l i entwher epossi bl eandshowst hatt headdi t i onalsuppor tbei ng pr ovi dedbyt heGover nmenti swor ki ngi nsomeway .I tal soappear st hatt he adopt i onofr emot eandf l exi bl ewor ki nghasr emai nedi npl acesi ncet hef i r st l ockdownbegan,al l owi ngbusi nessest oswi f t l yadaptt ot her est r i ct i onst hat camei nt of or ceatt hebegi nni ngofNovember .Thedr opi nt henumberof peopl eappl yi ngf orr ol eseachmont hi sal soaposi t i vesi gnt hatt hecount r yi s weat her i ngt hest or m asbestasi tcan.Wi t hf ewerappl i cat i onspervacancyi n r ol est hatwer ehar dhi tbyr edundanci esandar educt i oni nj obnumber si n l ockdownone,we’ r econf i dentt hatvacanci esi nt heUKwon’ tbeashar dhi t t hi st i mear ound. ” Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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