Job vacancy levels increase by 44%

IRISH job vacancy levels increased by 44% – on a year-on-year basis – in October, but fell by 6% when measured against September’s levels, according to a new report.

Despite the monthly decline, the latest edition of the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor showed that October still ranks as the second highest monthly figure – with 6,244 new jobs coming on stream – recorded in two years.

“We saw reasonable hiring activity in most sectors in October, with multinationals providing the bulk of the new opportunities being created.