UK vacancies fall by 4.2% in Jul-Sep 2023 to less than 1 mn

Vacancies fell in 14 of the 18 industrial sectors, according to the office of National Statistics (ONS).

In July to September 2023, total vacancies in the country were down by 256,000 from the level of a year ago, although they remained 187,000 above their pre-pandemic January-March 2020 levels.

The industry sector showing the largest fall in vacancy numbers was administration and support service activities, down by 10,000, closely followed by professional, scientific and technical activities, which was down by 9,000.

When comparing July-September 2023 with the same duration last year, total vacancies decreased by 256,000 (20.6 per cent), with falls in 15 of the 18 industry sectors. The industry that decreased the most was human health and social work activities, where the number of vacancies fell by 40,000.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)