Figures from the REC JobsOutlook report dated March 2018.
In view of the current economic conditions, does your organisation expect confidence in hiring and investment decisions to get...
28%: Better
19%: Worse
17% of employers plan to increase permanent staff in the next 4-12 months.
50% of employers actioned pay increases in the year December 2017 - February 2018.
Short Term Outlook:
89% of employers of permanent staff plan to either retain or increase headcount over the next quarter
72% of employers of temporary / contract staff plan to either retain or increase headcount over the next quarter.
Small companies are more likely to increase temporary/contract workers.
Medium-sized companies plan to decrease temporary/contract workers.
At 32.2 million in November 2017 to January 2018, the UK workforce was 168,000 (+0.5% higher than the previous quarter, Aug-Oct 2017).
Unemployment and Claimant Numbers
The rate of unemployment was 4.3% in November 2017 to January 2018 – the same rate as in the preceding quarter (Aug-Oct 2017).
