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Employers are twice as confident about the economy as they were this time last year and many intend to take on more staff in coming months. But this jobs boom could be at risk from growing skills shortages, according to July’s JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)

UK employers are reporting a 17% increase in the number of graduate vacancies this year, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR). This year’s summer edition of AGR’s bi-annual survey, which is published today (22 July 2014) compares 2014 graduate recruitment levels to the previous graduate season

June’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs showed a further tightening of conditions in Scotland’s labour market, with salary inflation pushed to the highest in the survey’s history on the back of stronger demand for staff and a record drop in permanent candidate availability. Increased vacancies also helped drive an upturn in staff placements, with appointments of permanent employees and temp billings both rising at faster rates

The June 2014 London Employment Monitor shows that City recruitment is back on track again following its May dip, with the number of available roles up 15% in June to 8,490, from 7,410 recorded the previous month

The UK labour market continues to improve with the number of jobs increasing by nine per cent year-on-year (YOY), according to statistics from the Q2 2014 totaljobs.com Barometer, which analyses the behaviour of 5.9 million British jobseekers and 5,000 recruiters. Competition also rose, with the number of applications for each job rising by three per cent year-on-year.

The Monitor recorded an increase of 2% in job opportunities between May of this year and June (9,368 to 9,537)

Industry professionals are split on whether the UK is heading towards a housing bubble. This is leading to uncertainty regarding job prospects in the sector, with over half (57%) of industry professionals feeling that the increase in residential sales is not translating to jobs

New research from executive and interim recruitment specialist Executives Online shows that a large majority (83 percent) of senior executives feel personally able to keep up with digital advancements in their industries, although more than two thirds (69 percent) believe their employers are not investing enough to ensure that their companies do too

Commenting on this month’s Labour Market Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics, Mark Beatson, CIPD Chief Economist, said: “The latest statistics show that jobs growth in the labour market remains strong, with employment increasing by 239,000 in the three months December 2013-February 2014 and a fall of 77,000 in unemployment, which is now below 7% for the first time in exactly five years

Sheffield-based temporary staffing business Hallam Medical (Hallam) has secured a £3.3m investment from private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP)

Salaries in IT and Technology rose 2.5% over the past year according to the Market Insight report from specialist recruiter Greythorn. The average salary now stands at £50,276, up from £49,027 in their last survey

A report released today by totaljobs.com and Dods Research has found that 56 per cent of the state funded workforce believe public sector reforms will not be carried out effectively due to a skills shortage. A further one in six (16 per cent) think that the reforms will fail altogether, and one in 10 say they will be delayed

Professional job opportunities across the United Arab Emirates increased by 12% between January 2014 and February 2014, according to a new survey by global recruitment specialist Morgan McKinley

Latest data from the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs signalled a record increase in permanent starting salaries as a surge in demand for staff continued

DMJ’s Professional Services Company Secretarial Salary Survey has highlighted a buoyant company secretarial market in the sector