Vacancies And Jobs In The UK - August 2024

14th August 2024

The estimated number of vacancies in the UK in May to July 2024 was 884,000, a decrease of 26,000 or 2.8% from February to April 2024.

Vacancy numbers decreased on the quarter for the 25th consecutive period in May to July 2024, with vacancies decreasing in 10 of the 18 industry sectors.

In May to July 2024, total estimated vacancies were down by 141,000 (13.7%) from the level of a year ago, although they remained 88,000 (11.0%) above their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic January to March 2020 levels.

In April to June 2024, the number of unemployed people per vacancy was 1.6, unchanged from the previous quarter (January to March 2024).

The series of quarterly decreases in vacancy numbers continued in May to July 2024, reducing for the 25th consecutive period, and has seen the total number of vacancies decline by an estimated 421,000 since its peak in March to May 2022.

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