Job vacancies rise hints at recovery

THE number of job vacancies for professionals rose 26% in the year to end February, suggesting the “green shoots” of recovery could be under way.

The figures released by the Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor include the small firms sector.

“The 26% year-on-year increase in job vacancies suggests that business confidence, which we have seen return in certain niche areas over the past year, is now starting to improve across all sectors in the professional jobs market, said Karen O’Flaherty, chief operations officer of Premier Group.