Posted on the 11th May 2011
The number of permanent placements rose at a faster pace in April, but growth of temporary billings slowed, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
The report reveals permanent staff appointments rose at a strong and accelerated rate in April, but remained below February’s 10-month high. Meanwhile, the pace of expansion of temp/contract staff billings fell to the lowest so far this year. REC chief executive Kevin Green says: This month’s Report on Jobs shows a clear split developing in the UK labour market. Public sector employment is radically slowing while there is growth in the private sector, confirming that we are now in a two-speed jobs market.
