Industry News - Article NW0060

Thursday Jul 8, 2010

Report on Jobs shows growth of staff appointments eased further in June, but still marked

Report on Jobs shows growth of staff appointments eased further in June, but still marked

The Report on Jobs published today by the REC and KPMG revealed that both permanent and temporary staff appointments increased at slower, albeit still marked, rates during June.

Recruitment consultancies recorded another strong rise in permanent staff placements during June, albeit the slowest in five months. Higher placements were underpinned by a further improvement in demand for permanent staff.

Although still solid, growth of temporary staff billings eased to a seven-month low in June. The rate of increase remained below that signalled for permanent appointments.

Higher levels of availability were recorded for both permanent and temporary staff in June. However, the rates of improvement differed, with the former registering only a marginal rise whilst the latter posted solid growth that was the sharpest in three months.

Higher pay rates for both permanent and temporary staff were signalled by recruitment consultants in June. However, the increases remained below the respective averages for the series since data were first available in October 1997.

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