The UK jobs market remained stable in the three months to September with the employment rate down by just 0.1% compared to the previous quarter. Total employment now stands at 76.0%, 0.5% higher than last year, according to new figures from the ONS. The unemployment rate decreased slightly from 3.9% last quarter to 3.8%. The
Employers’ confidence in the UK economy has dropped to the joint-lowest level since mid-2016, according to new data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). At net: -31, this is only the second time that confidence in the economy has dropped to this level since REC records began in 2016. The REC’s latest JobsOutlook report also shows
The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs data showed that heightened political and economic uncertainty regarding Brexit continued to weigh on hiring activity at the end of the third quarter. Permanent staff appointments fell for the seventh month in a row, while temp billings rose only modestly. At the same time, growth of
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