Here’s some good news for jobseekers in the UK, including those working in sales and marketing. Job prospects for the final quarter of this year look their brightest for six years, a study has found. Jobs are being created in business services, engineering, finance, and green energy. In fact, every sector apart from construction is hiring more people than they’re firing.
According to a quarterly survey of 2,100 companies by Manpower Group, employers expect to increase staff in every sector except construction, strongest hiring plans were in northwest and eastern England.
Vacancies are rising
These findings echo other recent surveys suggesting that vacancies are rising, increasing hopes that the economic recovery will eventually be felt in the UK jobs market.
The Manpower Group survey showed a net employment outlook of plus six per cent, meaning that more employers are planning to recruit than to reduce their workforces.
“Our survey shows that it’s going to take a while before we get to a situation where 750,000 new jobs are created, which will trigger a review of interest rates.,” said James Hick, UK managing director. “But it also reveals that 2013 has been a game-changing year for the UK jobs market in a number of key sectors.”
The survey reinforced other indications that the economic recovery is being felt around the country. London employers forecast a relatively modest rate of expansion, but northeast England was among the most buoyant regions.
Across the world, the ManpowerGroup survey found most employers taking a wait-and-see approach until economic prospects become clearer.
“There are encouraging signs from many parts of the world, including evidence of economic stability in Europe, and steady job creation and unemployment at a four-year low in the US,” said Jeffrey Joerres, chairman. “However, while those clouds are starting to break up, there is still not enough of a clear picture for employers to commit to more aggressive full-time hiring.
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