June 8, 2020 UK Job Market Report’s main findings: Permanent placements and temp billings decline further amid recruitment freezes, availability of workers rises at quickest rate since July 2009, & weak demand for staff leads to downward pressure on pay.

Having started  the year with the finalisation of Brexit, to ending March with a widespread pandemic, it’s certainly been a tumultuous time for businesses across the UK.

The UK job market in Q1 2020   Overall, the findings paint a very mixed picture of the labour market. Economists say snapshot of the jobs market represented a ‘last hurrah’ for the jobs market.

Since the unemployment rate is only at about 3.6%, it's an historically great time for job seekers. This month’s ONS report on the UK job market looks at the months of February to April 2020.

The number of paid employees in the UK in April 2020 fell by 1.2pc, compared with the same period of the previous year; between March and April 2020, … The UK had entered lockdown; the government had announced funding for furloughed staff and, as such, the report features several anomalous points of data. Published: 17 Mar 2020 UK employment hit record high before coronavirus struck: ONS

Published: 17 Mar 2020 UK employment hit record high before coronavirus struck: ONS Every month we receive the latest figures on the employment market in the South and the UK. Economists say snapshot of the jobs market represented a ‘last hurrah’ for the jobs market. The report covers the period of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.