Zain Wadee, Managing Director of specialist recruiter hyphen, part of the Adecco Group commented;
“Today's labour market statistics are encouraging but the jobs market does continue to remain tough for many. We have seen cautious optimism amongst employers during the first months of this year and there are pockets of growth for job seekers within professional skills segments.
“Temporary and contract hiring remains an area of growth for many organisations at the present time as they look to create a flexible workforce to meet business demands. Many people like the flexibility and variety temporary work provides and we are also seeing growing numbers of job seekers actively take these roles and use the experience gained to assist with finding future permanent positions.
“While unemployment in the last three months of the year was slightly lower than the previous three the number of economically inactive young people is still a cause for concern. Job creation amongst the young is vital to the UK economy. We are seeing vacancies, but not necessarily the right mix of skills to fill posts. Government needs to work with educators AND employers to ensure that the right environment is created to give the next generation the right mix of employability skills. “
