UK job vacancies hit record for a year as curfew alleviates
Date
5/18/2021 9:21:57 AM
(MENAFN) UK job vacancies have reached their highest level since the beginning of the pandemic as the alleviating of curfew procedures has pushed employers to start hiring.
In the February-to-April period there were 657,000 job positions, a rise by around 48,400 on the prior quarter.
The Office for National Statistics stated that the jobless rate declined marginally to 4.8 percent in the three months to March, a decrease from 4.9 percent in February.
There were "early signs of recovery" in the jobs market, noted the ONS.
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