Jobs search engine
AllTheTopBananas.com has today released new figures that analyse their job data
for the month of November. AllTheTopBananas revealed that the overall job
volume has decreased since October, seeing the advertised number of vacancies
fall, by 12%. The drop is in line with seasonal expectations, illustrating a
stable market after the previous months of growth.
AllTheTopBananas.com has previously reported positive upward trends in the
number of jobs advertised for both September and October. Although the job
volume has decreased for the month of November, this is an expected seasonal
trend, with the Christmas period altering conventional patterns in recruitment.
The site will continue to observe the changes seen in the jobs market over the
coming months and document the results.
Dave Martin, MD of AllTheTopBananas.com states: Although the figures
analysed for November do show a decrease in the overall job volumes of the
data analysed, this should not be seen as a worry. This trend is usual for this
time of year. What is important to note is that this decrease is identical to
that of the same period last year, and is not a drastic drop in the
overall job volumes; in fact, it is significantly less than month on month
losses seen earlier in the year. The job volume for November is still higher
than 6 out of the 10 previous months of 2009, which is also a very positive
sign that we are slowly recouping the losses incurred by recession.
Positive signs are continuing within the recruitment industry, as reports
released from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG show.
Their report highlights that November has seen the fastest rise in permanent
vacancies for 28 months. Kevin Green, the REC's Chief Executive, stated
in a press release that: Employers in nearly all sectors are lifting
recruitment freezes and starting to hire again.
AllTheTopBananas will continue to measure the changes to the job count for the
end of 2009 into 2010, and regularly publish these figures so that others
within the industry can compare their own data and monitor changes within the
results. The site has just launched
a microsite outlining the range of products and services they have available to
job boards and other recruitment businesses, including a press section with
their research. The microsite can be accessed through the 'Advertisers' section
of AllTheTopBananas.com