Figures published last week (13 July) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown yet another fall in unemployment figures.
In the three months up until May, the number of people out of work had fallen by 26,000 to 2.45 million.
The total number of young unemployed people (aged between 16 and 24) dropped by a massive 42,000 during the three months up until May. There are now 917,000 unemployed young people in the UK.
Youth unemployment has been of particular concern during the last couple of years, making this good news for those leaving education to go into employment for the first time.
Popular jobs on the market currently include change management jobs and accountancy jobs.
The findings are backed up by data from the Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC), which finds that demand for staff across the UK has increased continuously for the last 23 months – although the rate of growth has slowed over the past two months.
The REC also says that employers are planning to increase their hiring activity over the coming year. Tom Hadley, director of policy and professional services at the REC, said: “Employers need to bring in staff who can drive the business forward and avoid existing staff having to carry an unsustainable workload.”
