Labour Market Statistics & Trends

Sector Analysis: Supply Chain - Warehousing, Logistics and Delivery

Supply-chain, Warehousing, Logistics and Delivery recruitment impacts many businesses. From those pivoting to, or increasing, deliveries, to anyone with physical stock that needs stored, managed and moved. We give an overview of recruitment for these occupations, including the different strategies companies will need to employ for different roles. In Quarter four, the normal higher seasonal […]

UK Candidate Survey - Coming out of Lockdown

UK Lockdown Survey A survey among over 2,600 UK employees and job-seekers conducted by Monster reveals how employee values and motivations have changed since the start of lockdown. We identify: 11 things that are important to candidates 6 values you need to include in an effective employer brand 3 things recruiters need to change to […]

Monster Hiring Podcast - Coming out of Lockdown

SME Hiring Guide – Coming out of Lockdown In this B2B podcast, we look at the challenges being faced by SMEs as they start to reopen, and start hiring again, as we come out of lockdown. What will the market be like? What do I need to consider before re-opening and where can I find […]

Are UK workers coming out of lockdown, and searching for meaning?

Are UK workers facing an existential crisis? Monster recently surveyed over 2,600 people in the UK. In this series of articles, as we are coming out of lockdown, we’ve analysed the results.   We uncover their attitudes to looking for a job, and working from home. How they feel their current employer has handled the […]

A Farewell to Taylorism? - Business Models for a Post-Pandemic Society.

By Valerio Sordilli Amidst lockdown, furloughs and distancing, the crisis has finally imposed on companies a revolution of organisational models. While that has been threatened for years, we are a long way from understanding the implications.  A recent study published by McKinsey outlines some of the consequences. This pandemic will force every company from one-man-bands to […]

Are you recession-proof?

Are you prepared if the market crashes? With the stock market fluctuating and the world in turmoil, people fear a recession. Even with record-low unemployment, many candidates believe a recession is one of the threats to their current job, according to Monster’s State of the Candidate survey. And their fears aren’t unfounded.  “People have been […]

Monster Jobs Confidence Index - 2019 Election Special

The Monster Jobs Confidence Index currently stands at 66% for Q3 2019. This is down from 74% this time last year, but an increase of five percentage points compared to Q2 2019. Monster Jobs Confidence Index Q3 2019 The Monster Jobs Confidence Index is a our quarterly measure that tracks sentiment in the labour market. […]

Latest Monster Jobs Confidence Index - Youngest workers are the most confident

Job seekers confidence in the UK labour market has dropped to its lowest since 2014 The Monster Jobs Confidence Index, created by Monster and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), shows workers and job seekers confidence in the UK labour market has dropped to its lowest since 2014. Now standing at 61%, down […]

Eco-friendly office: key to attracting and retaining staff

An eco-friendly office is key to attracting and retaining staff Environmental initiatives have never been more prevalent with two in three Brits admitting to changing their habits to become ‘greener’, but while most individuals are aware of what they can do in the home, the workplace is a different matter. Almost three quarters (73 percent) […]

Worker Confidence At Lowest Level for Four Years - Monster Jobs Confidence Index

The latest Monster Jobs Confidence Index shows worker confidence at its lowest for four years. Over a third of workers feel less confident about their job due to the current political climate. A quarter of workers don’t feel confident about their job security in the next six months.   Derek Jenkins, General Manager UK & […]