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01/02/2012
Job Demand Recovers From December Dip
Job opportunities across increased in January by 9% on the same period last year, according to the latest Reed Job Index report, which examines trends from over 8,000 UK recruiters.
Demand in Northern Ireland recovered from its dip in December, boosting the Index as a whole.
In spite of the overall rise in new opportunities, job demand dropped back across several sectors, from Banking to Energy. Consumer-facing sectors saw the largest falls, with Hospitality & Catering jobs dropping by 33 index points compared with December.
However, rising demand for new workers in other job sectors balanced the falls with Marketing & PR, Estate Agency, Retail, Sales, Security, Charity and Media, all experienced rising demand.
Regionally, the North East and East Midlands showed January's biggest jobs growth.
Martin Warnes, Managing Director of reed.co.uk, said: "The first Reed Job Index of 2012 shows a jobs market that has grown 1% on December and 9% on the previous year with the majority of sectors showing growth on 2011. However, the Reed Jobs Index score of 123 is below the high point of November and the recovery in the jobs market continues to be a slow one.
"Nevertheless, year-on-year growth in new jobs of 9 per cent for January is encouraging and underlines the determination of UK businesses to ride out the economic storm."
(GK)
Demand in Northern Ireland recovered from its dip in December, boosting the Index as a whole.
In spite of the overall rise in new opportunities, job demand dropped back across several sectors, from Banking to Energy. Consumer-facing sectors saw the largest falls, with Hospitality & Catering jobs dropping by 33 index points compared with December.
However, rising demand for new workers in other job sectors balanced the falls with Marketing & PR, Estate Agency, Retail, Sales, Security, Charity and Media, all experienced rising demand.
Regionally, the North East and East Midlands showed January's biggest jobs growth.
Martin Warnes, Managing Director of reed.co.uk, said: "The first Reed Job Index of 2012 shows a jobs market that has grown 1% on December and 9% on the previous year with the majority of sectors showing growth on 2011. However, the Reed Jobs Index score of 123 is below the high point of November and the recovery in the jobs market continues to be a slow one.
"Nevertheless, year-on-year growth in new jobs of 9 per cent for January is encouraging and underlines the determination of UK businesses to ride out the economic storm."
(GK)
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