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SimplyHired.co.uk Releases July Employment Outlook

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

As a whole, nationwide job vacancies did not see a change from May. However, major cities saw an increase in job vacancies, indicating a renewed optimism throughout the UK.

Regionally, Blackpool saw a 25.4% increase in job vacancies - the largest gain in June. Belfast and Ipswich came in at a close second and third, with 20.5% and 20.0% increases respectively. London, tied with Bradford, saw the smallest increase in job creation at only 4.7% growth.

For more information, read the full report below.

SimplyHired.co.uk July Employment Outlook

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases May Employment Outlook

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its May employment trends outlook, highlighting national and regional market outlooks. 

In May, job vacancies in the UK were up 1.7% over the previous month with more than 650,000 open roles nationwide.

Regionally, Cardiff and Nottingham are seeing the largest drop in job vacancies, down -29.0% and -26.7% respectively. On the brighter side, the job market in Reading is looking up with an 18.6% increase in job vacancies. Swansea also saw positive job gains of 5.9%.

For more information, read the full report below.

SimplyHired.co.uk UK May 2011 Employment Outlook

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases April Job Trends Report

Today, SimplyHired.co.uk released its April employment trends report, highlighting national and regional market outlooks.

The UK saw an incremental decrease in job vacancies in April, with the manufacturing sector experiencing a seven-month low. This slowdown, combined with the Easter and Royal Wedding holidays, contributed to a 1.5% decrease in job vacancies across the country.

Swansea, Belfast and Aberdeen experienced high job growth this month. The top cities for job creation in April were all outside of England, with Swansea showing the highest rate of job growth at 18.9%. Belfast, at 16.2% growth, and Aberdeen, at 14.5% growth, followed closely behind.

For more information, read the full report below.

SimplyHired.co.uk UK April 2011 Job Trends Report

SimplyHired.co.uk Releases March Job Trends Report

SimplyHired.co.uk released its March job trends report highlighting national and regional market outlooks.

According to the report, the United Kingdom experienced a 22.7% increase in job vacancies in March. Despite widespread public sector cuts there has been considerable job creation within the commercial sector. Gloucester in particular experienced a significant 99.0% increase in job creation last month across a wide range of sectors. Key areas of growth include customer service, engineering and sales.

In Scotland, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee experienced decreases in job vacancies, while Aberdeen remains Scotland’s strongest employment market with 30.8% increase in job vacancies. The growth in Aberdeen is likely due to its North Sea oil and gas production. Employment in this sector makes Aberdeen more resilient against economic instability than other areas in Scotland.

For more information on March job trends, read the full report below.

Simply Hired UK March 2011 Job Trends Report