Figures released by ONS this month show no change in the UK unemployment rate which remains at 4.7 per cent. Although fewer people are unemployed the claimant count has increased by 8,100 from the previous month. More people are in employment but there are still lots of job vacancies out there. At Monster.co.uk weíve a total of over 80,000 jobs available on our site- the highest number of jobs posted over the last three years, comments Andrew Wilkinson, CEO of Monster Worldwide, UK.
According to Monster.co.uk ís April figures, IT remains the strongest sector with the highest number of jobs available accounting for over 20% of the total jobs posted. Other buoyant industries in the UK include sales, accounting, customer services and call centres and administrative and support services. The number of jobs available has increased by 87 per cent since April last year. If employees are looking for new job opportunities, now is the best time to investigate the options . With so many companies recruiting, jobseekers can be really selective about finding the right position.
Employment Figures - Andrew Wilkinson, CEO of Monster Worldwide, UK
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