Employment Figures

The UK labour market remains one of the strongest in Europe with an unemployment rate of 4.7 per cent in the in the three months to December 2004. In January at Monster.co.uk we have seen an increase of 43 per cent in job postings compared to December 2004. With over 78,000 jobs available on the site we can predict that more people will be finding employment in the coming months. The latest UK labour statistics depict a similar trend as the number of people in employment rose by 90,000 over the quarter to last December, comments Joe Slavin, managing director, Monster.co.uk.

Buoyant sectors for Monster in January include IT, accounting, auditing and customer services. In particular positions in call centres and customer services nearly doubled over the past month. Employees who are not happy about their working situation should revise their new yearís resolutions and not settle for a second best. Trends in the market show that it is a good time for taking ownership of your career!