There are more job vacancies now than there were before the pandemic, official figures show, as unemployment edges slowly down after a year of job losses.The number of open jobs between April to June 2021 was 77,500 above its pre-pandemic level in January to March 2020, according to the Official for National Statistics (ONS).
There were 862,000 job vacancies between April and June, the ONS said. This is the first time it has been this high in 15 months.”Vacancies exceeding pre-COVID levels is a further sign of demand returning and employers creating jobs,” said Matthew Percival, director for people and skills at CBI, …
