Top Surprising Recruitment Industry Statistics from July 2023
Summary
With Firefish’s Job Flow Index, which we conduct every month, you will know exactly what is happening in the industry – and how it might be affecting your candidate applications or prospective clients. Let’s dive into the July Job Flow and explore the most important insights from last month: The number of job adverts posted in July 2023 was 17% lower than in July 2022 There’s been an 8% increase in job applications from June to July With the holidays in full swing, we observed a significant dip in the amount of job adverts posted across platforms - however, it did not have an effect on applications... Interestingly, the number of job applications increased by a banging 8%, with applications from new candidates increasing by 13%! It might be a result of temp recruitment usually picking up during the summer and Christmas months. It shouldnt come as a shock that temp recruitment makes a special appearance in summer months with lots of new temporary positions opening - whether its summer-only businesses or normal companies looking for holiday replacements. To read the full report and have access to our exclusive data, download our Job Flow Index below: