Statistics

  • 2 in 3 Hiring Managers Bin CVs Over Poor Formatting

    Carried out in April and May 2024, the survey polled 625 UK hiring managers to uncover their expectations of job seekers on CVs and cover letters, including topics such as formatting, specific CV sections, skills, and red flags.

  • Summer seasonal hiring down, but overall number of active jobs adverts in the labour market is robust - REC

    Consistent demand for workers has led the UK jobs market to settle at around 1.7 million job adverts, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.

  • UK unemployment reaches 4.4%, fastest of OECD countries

    UK unemployment has reached 4.4 per cent, with a cooling labour market and high wage growth set to plague the incoming government, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Workplace conflict puts strain on job quality for estimated eight million UK workers

    CIPD urges employers to focus on line management training and address underlying causes of conflict in the workplace

  • Gen Z are here to work – but they want a fair deal, and it’s clear why

  • Here to stay! Agency workers’ role in labour markets to grow, suggests survey

    Demand for agency workers is set to grow as staff seek greater flexibility and employers back the fresh thinking and specialised skills that temps offer. As we head into an election, policymakers need to work with this trend to grow their economies, says the REC.

  • Shortages keep job adverts above 1.7m as UK exits recession - REC

    In a sign of continuing employer demand, the number of active job adverts remained above 1.7m, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.

  • "The Great Resignation" has given way to "The Big Stay” as staff turnover and vacancies are set to decline

    The CIPD is calling on employers to focus on upskilling existing staff and development opportunities, as job moves slow to pre-pandemic levels

  • 1 in 4 would take a pay cut for a sustainability role

    New data from global job matching and hiring platform, Indeed, revealed that people surveyed now consider working in jobs that positively impact society (57%) and the environment (55%) more important than they did when they started their careers.

  • REC response to ONS labour market figures, April 2024

    The ONS has published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry, said:

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