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SimplyHired.co.uk Releases December Employment Outlook

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its December Employment Outlook, highlighting national and regional market outlooks.

Britain experienced double-digit year-over-year job creation in December. An increase in nationwide job vacancies of 16.7% year-over-year and 8.7% month-over-month gives job seekers another reason to celebrate this festive season.

Regional findings include:

• Sheffield experienced double-digit job gains nearly every month of 2011, and continued that trend with a 22.4% growth, the highest month-over-month increase in the country.
• The cold December weather contributed to a 7.4% month-over-month drop in job vacancies in Blackpool, which is heavily reliant on tourism. In July, Blackpool experienced the highest month-over-month job gains at 25.4%.

For more information, read the full SimplyHired.co.uk December Employment Outlook.

 

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases November Employment Outlook

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its November Employment Outlook, highlighting national and regional market outlooks.

For the fourth consecutive month, the UK has experienced significant growth in job vacancies with a 10.4% month-over-month increase. The UK also experienced a 45.6% year-over-year increase.

Cities and towns across Wales experienced some of the highest month-over-month job gains. Swansea set this month’s record with a 21.1% increase in job vacancies, followed closely by Cardiff with a 17.7% increase.

Walsall and Wolverhampton led the West Midlands in job creation with a 15.6% and 15.0% increase in job vacancies, respectively. Cities throughout the region also demonstrated strong growth, with a 10.3% increase in Birmingham, an 11.1% increase in Coventry and a 6.4% increase in Dudley.

For more information, read the full report.

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases October Employment Outlook

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its October Employment Outlook, highlighting national and regional market outlooks.

This month we saw a 7.6% month-over-month increase in job vacancies across the UK. Cities and towns across Yorkshire experienced some of the highest month-over-month job gains. Huddersfield set this month’s record with a 16.3% increase in job vacancies, followed closely by York with a 15.2% increase. 

After several months of steady double-digit job gains, Sunderland was one of the only cities to experience a month-over-month decline, with a 7.9% decrease in job vacancies. 

For more information, read the full October report. 

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases September Employment Outlook

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its September Employment Outlook, highlighting national and regional market outlooks.

This month we saw a 14.4% month-over-month increase in job vacancies across the UK.

Belfast experienced September’s largest job gains with a 39.4% month-over-month increase in vacancies. Over in London, more than 10,000 new jobs are being created by the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, contributing to the capital’s 12.2% month-over-month increase in job vacancies.

For more information, read the full report.

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases August Employment Outlook

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its August Employment Outlook, highlighting national and regional market outlooks. 

This month we saw a 2.8% month-over-month increase in job vacancies across the UK.

Bradford, which saw last month’s biggest drop in job vacancies, bounced back this month with an 11.6% increase. Nearby Huddersfield saw the largest increase in job creation for the month, up 14.9%, on the back of news that a new wind farm will be based in the region. Reading took the deepest dive with an -11.6% decrease in job vacancies following several months of double-digit growth.

For more information, read the full report.