Vacancies and jobs in the UK - October 2023

17th October 2023

The number of vacancies in July to September 2023 was 988,000, a decrease of 43,000 from April to June 2023.

Vacancy numbers fell on the quarter for the 15th consecutive period in July to September 2023, down by 4.2% since April to June 2023 with vacancies falling in 14 of the 18 industry sectors.

In July to September 2023, total vacancies were down by 256,000 from the level of a year ago, although they remained 187,000 above their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic January to March 2020 levels.

In July to September 2023, the estimated number of vacancies fell by 43,000 to 988,000. This is the 15th consecutive period to show a fall on the quarter since May to July 2022 and the lowest number of vacancies since May to July 2021.

The headline vacancy estimates are based on three-month averages, which naturally involve some time lag.

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