Online Recruitment Index falls: management and consulting work up
Online Recruitment Index falls: management and consulting work up
Online recruitment down 40 percent year-on-year and down after small rise in April - falls in PR, marketing and media jobs as well as engineering and R&D work blamed.
The two percent fall in online recruitment offset the rise reported April and means the Monster Employment Index has fallen by 40 percent overall year-on-year. It seems, however, that online recruitment has stabilised after the 2008 contraction.
“The latest reading from the Monster Employment Index shows that UK online recruitment activity has levelled off so far in 2009, but employer demand for workers still falls way short of recent years’ levels,” explained Hugo Sellert, head of economic research, at Monster Worldwide. “Most indicators suggest that the UK economy remains stuck in a deep recession. However, a recent pick-up in demand for production workers suggests that jobs prospects in the battered manufacturing sector may be improving somewhat.”
The dip was caused by a fall for demand in several sectors including healthcare, social work, marketing, PR, media, engineering and research and development sectors. By contrast, there was an upturn in advertised opportunities in the hospitality and tourism; and management and consulting sectors.
Geographically, online hiring fell by eight percent in north England during May. This was the biggest regional downturn, principally caused by reduced demand in engineering, R&D and telecommunications. There were also steep declines in Scotland and the South East with both regions registering a five percent drop.
Online job availability grew most in East Anglia in May. Demand increased by five percent, fully offsetting the dip seen in April. This growth was largely due to increased hiring for administrative and organisation workers. Job offerings also edged higher in the Midlands, Northern Ireland and Wales. Year-on-year, Wales has seen the most resilience to the overall slowdown among the major regions while the Midlands continues to show the steepest annual decline.
Online recruitment down 40 percent year-on-year and down after small rise in April - falls in PR, marketing and media jobs as well as engineering and R&D work blamed.
The two percent fall in online recruitment offset the rise reported April and means the Monster Employment Index has fallen by 40 percent overall year-on-year. It seems, however, that online recruitment has stabilised after the 2008 contraction.
“The latest reading from the Monster Employment Index shows that UK online recruitment activity has levelled off so far in 2009, but employer demand for workers still falls way short of recent years’ levels,” explained Hugo Sellert, head of economic research, at Monster Worldwide. “Most indicators suggest that the UK economy remains stuck in a deep recession. However, a recent pick-up in demand for production workers suggests that jobs prospects in the battered manufacturing sector may be improving somewhat.”
The dip was caused by a fall for demand in several sectors including healthcare, social work, marketing, PR, media, engineering and research and development sectors. By contrast, there was an upturn in advertised opportunities in the hospitality and tourism; and management and consulting sectors.
Geographically, online hiring fell by eight percent in north England during May. This was the biggest regional downturn, principally caused by reduced demand in engineering, R&D and telecommunications. There were also steep declines in Scotland and the South East with both regions registering a five percent drop.
Online job availability grew most in East Anglia in May. Demand increased by five percent, fully offsetting the dip seen in April. This growth was largely due to increased hiring for administrative and organisation workers. Job offerings also edged higher in the Midlands, Northern Ireland and Wales. Year-on-year, Wales has seen the most resilience to the overall slowdown among the major regions while the Midlands continues to show the steepest annual decline.
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