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Job Vacancy Monitor – November 2007 - At a Glance

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Published: 20 December 2007

Description

This report presents data from the Job Vacancy Monitor (JVM), a monthly analysis of job advertisements published in selected editions of 25 regional newspapers and on two IT websites. The JVM enables us to monitor the number of advertised vacancies in each occupational category over time. Analysis of the JVM suggests that it is an indicator of change in labour market tightness, or change in the degree of difficulty of recruiting staff.

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Summary from the latest JVM

Jobs advertised in November 2007 fell by 5% compared to a year ago.

The number of vacancies in November 2007 was at the same level as November 2003.

The total number of highly skilled job vacancies rose by 2% from November 2006 to November 2007, whereas skilled job vacancies fell by 9% and trades fell by 4%.  Semi-skilled/ elementary vacancies fell by 4% from the level a year ago.

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Downloads: data files available in DATA FILES section.

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Future updates

This is a regular monthly report. Reports from previous periods can be found in the archive.

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For further information please contact the Labour Market Skills Team.