There are still jobs out there

Job opportunities have seen a steady increase of 9 per cent year on year, research finds.

Some 15 of the 21 industry sectors monitored by the Monster Employment Index UK show positive annual growth on 2010 in July.

Transport, post and logistics (up 36 percent), remains the strongest performer of all industry sectors and has held its position for the past six months. While Production, manufacturing, maintenance, repair (up 35 percent) stays flat on last month’s figure while engineering (up 33 percent) maintains its position amongst the top three annual growth industries.

Michael Gentle of Monster says, ‘The Index shows recruitment trends steadily improving across the UK. Trends continue to remain more favourable than a year ago.’

Legal (down 12 percent) and banking, finance, insurance (down six percent) are among the larger declining sectors over the year but both registered milder reductions in July than in June. Not surprisingly the public, defence and community sectors (down 15 percent) continue to exhibit a steep annual decline, placing it bottom of the Index by measure of growth.

Admin jobs are generally down (6 percent), Gareth Osborne of APA says: “But we are still seeing a steady demand for PAs for both existing and new positions, mostly amongst small and medium-sized businesses. As the profession becomes more recognised for requiring a specific skill-set and personality profile, employers are increasingly looking for training and qualifications.”

APA