June was a very good month, not only did we get to briefly welcome the sun to the summer but we also officially ‘experienced the slowest decline in the rate of permanent jobs offered for 13 months’, or in English: the number of jobs on offer didn’t fall as quickly as it has been!  It’s good news and I caught the guys from The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG photocopying their private parts in celebration.  It’s not the magic bullet we’re all hoping for, but it does show that there are signs of life and recovery in the UK job market, or as Kevin Green from REC says: “The UK jobs market shows signs of life. June had the best performance in the placement of permanent staff for a year. While the public sector continued to recruit, it is now critical demand returns to the private sector to negate the potential public expenditure constraints we are likely to see over the next few years which could in turn could hinder a full recovery of the UK jobs market.”

Tags: Jobs, Recession, recover, vacancies

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