Temporary job numbers continue to rise

The latest Report on Jobs has indicated that the number of temporary staff billings rose at a strong rate during May 2010. According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s monthly labour market barometer, both temp and permanent billings continued to increase.

Commenting on the situation, Kevin Green, chief executive of the REC, said, “Professional recruiters have identified a number of job categories – including accountants, HR professionals, software developers and chefs – where suitable candidates are in high demand.”

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