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U.K. Nationwide and Regional Outlook
HIGHLIGHTS
• Job vacancies up 1.7% over last month. “We received mixed news this month when the Office
for National Statistics reported that unemployment dropped to 2.5 million on the quarter
during the same period that the number claiming jobseekers’ allowance rose by 12,400,” said
SimplyHired.co.uk CEO Gautam Godhwani. “Fortunately, we can report that we’re seeing a 1.7%
increase in job vacancies in the UK in May, with more than 650,000 open roles nationwide.”
• Cardiff and Nottingham see largest drop in job vacancies. May was a disappointing month for
Cardiff and Nottingham. Not only did both cities see teams lose out in the Championship Play-
Off Semi-Finals mid-month, they saw the largest decreases in job vacancies nationwide, down
-29.0% and -26.7% respectively.
• Reading experiences largest gains in job vacancies. In keeping with the football trend, both
Championship Play-Off finalists Reading and Swansea saw significant job gains. Despite losing
the match, Reading experienced May’s biggest upswing with an 18.6% increase in new jobs to
Swansea’s 5.9% increase.
▲ 1.7% month-over-month
(from April 2011)
With over eight million job listings, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.co.uk) is the world’s
largest job search engine—25 times the size of the biggest job board. Servicing 16 million
monthly users across 23 countries, the company powers jobs on over 10,000 network
partner sites, including LinkedIn, CNNMoney, The Washington Post and Businessweek.
Reaching passive as well as active candidates, the Simply Hired network delivers millions
of targeted job applicants and boasts one of the lowest cost-per-hire rates in the industry.
The company is based in Mountain View, California and is funded by Foundation Capital
and IDG Ventures.
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