Jobless recovery fears return as recruiters report hiring slump

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Mr Green called on the Government to take urgent action to avoid a new ‘lost
generation’ of workers.

The temping jobs market fared better, with the index showing that temporary
placements rose from 58.7 in April to 59.2 in May, with the demand for
temporary staff the strongest for blue collar workers and the engineering
and construction sector.

Availability of permanent staff fell slightly for the first time in more than
two years, the index found. Among the workers in short supply were traders
and brokers, engineers, HR professionals, chefs and receptionists.

Mr Green said: “[Many] suitable candidates are in high demand. However, we
remain concerned about the overall employment outlook as public sector
recruitment freezes start to bite.”

Bernard Brown, partner and head of business services at KPMG said: “While
demand for staff from the private sector remains strong in some areas, the
figures suggest that hiring activity in the public sector has started to
slow down. This doesn’t come as a surprise since the new government has now
begun to spell out where the axe will fall.”

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