Job opportunities fall back, but are 4% up year on year

Job opportunities across the country fell steeply last month, dropping by seven Index points in December. The recent surge in demand from private sector employers reversed down to give a Reed Job Index reading of 104. However this mean year on year employer demand for new staff is up four per cent compared to December 2009 when the Index began. Increased demand from the private sector is responsible for this rise, as new public sector jobs continue to fall to less than half their level of a year ago... read more

Onrec (the global online recruitment resource)
Jan 11