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Dean Sadler, CEO and Founder at Tribepad

Last week saw the first fall in the number of active job adverts in the UK since July, according to figures from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

The UK economy grew by 6.6% in July, but still remains far below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)[i] The UK unemployment rate has also risen to its highest level for two years[ii].

Another day, another set of figures released by the Office for National Statistics that are jumped upon by the press to spell out doom and gloom.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, comments:

Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library comments:

Dominic Harvey, Director at CWJobs, comments:

Dean Sadler, CEO and Founder at Tribepad

Could Andy Haldane be right that excessive pessimism is holding the economy back?

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, comments:

Among the new measures announced to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the Prime Minister has announced that people should work from home where they can.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna.co.uk, comments:

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director, Bis Henderson Recruitment

Dean Sadler, CEO and Founder at Tribepad