Source: XpertHR indicators Date: 09-05-2013 Publisher: XpertHR

Recruitment and labour market

TOPICS:
recruitment labour market and economy


Availability of candidates (compared with previous month):
- Permanent staff: 50.1 (April 2013)
- Temporary/contract staff: 51.4 (April 2013)
Next release date: 10 June 2013

Permanent staff placements saw a seventh successive month of growth in April 2013, with the rate of increase accelerating, according to the latest Report on Jobs (external website) from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG. 

The seasonally adjusted indexes published by REC/KPMG - based on a scale where 50 indicates no change, anything above 50 indicates a rise on the previous month and anything below 50 a fall - show that:

  • The availability of permanent staff was almost unchanged in April, with the index standing at 50.1 compared with 48.5 in March. The availability of temporary staff saw a modest rise, with the seasonally adjusted index standing at 51.4 compared with 51.5 in March (see table). 
  • April's data for the number of people placed in permanent jobs by recruitment consultancies showed a further rise, with the index standing at 52.5 compared with 50.8 in March.
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