REC response to ONS labour market figures, April 2025

Published byREC15 Apr 2025|OpinionREC response to ONS labour market figures, April 2025The ONS published its latest labour market statistics this morning. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:“Today’s data marks the end of a long spike in vacancies driven by the pandemic, with a 33rd straight month of decline bringing the number of open jobs below the February 2020 level for the first time. The real question now is whether this sl