UK Job Vacancies At One Year High
03-Oct-13
There were 534,269 UK jobs advertised in August, up 1.5% from this time last year, as the economic pick-up translated into an increase of 7,900 vacancies between July and August.
Vacancies in manufacturing rose to a one-year high, whilst construction jobs increased 6%. The property sector has also witnessed an uptick in vacancies, up 8% on Q1, as the housing market continues to build health.
Flora Lowther of Adzuna, who conducted the research, comments: "London and the South East still dominate the UK jobs market, but the labour market in the North is slowly recovering. Competition for jobs in cities like Manchester and Newcastle has eased in the last six months, as employers have created more vacancies in the private sector."
Although the jobs market in the North is picking up steam, it lags behind the South overall. Of the ten best cities to find a job in August, only one was in Scotland (Aberdeen) with the remaining nine all in the South of England.
Vacancies in manufacturing rose to a one-year high, whilst construction jobs increased 6%. The property sector has also witnessed an uptick in vacancies, up 8% on Q1, as the housing market continues to build health.
Flora Lowther of Adzuna, who conducted the research, comments: "London and the South East still dominate the UK jobs market, but the labour market in the North is slowly recovering. Competition for jobs in cities like Manchester and Newcastle has eased in the last six months, as employers have created more vacancies in the private sector."
Although the jobs market in the North is picking up steam, it lags behind the South overall. Of the ten best cities to find a job in August, only one was in Scotland (Aberdeen) with the remaining nine all in the South of England.