Recruitment ads hit two-year high

[SPDAY]

The number of recruitment advertisements in national daily
newspapers reached a two-year high in September, according to Bank
of Ireland Business Banking's latest job index.

The figure represents a 7pc increase over September 2003 with the
highest monthly increases in the IT/Tech (+52pc), healthcare
(+29pc) and professional (+26pc) sectors. There were also
significant increases in the education (+23pc) and retail (+16pc)
sectors.

Despite the overall increases, there have been some sectoral
declines compared to September 2003, particularly in the financial
(-26pc) and manufacturing (-24pc) sectors. The leisure sector
(-10pc) continued its downward trend while recruitment in the
construction sector was also down (-6pc).

On a quarterly basis, the Job Index shows an overall 2pc increase
to 52,580 for the three months to September compared to the
corresponding period last year. The findings show a significant
increase in recruitment in the professional sector (+38pc) and a
recovery in the IT/Tech sector (+11pc)

[Sr.Gonzalez]

it doesn't mean that there are more jobs outthere, simply Nat. Newspapers are considering recruitment advertising as a significant revenue income this days and are encoraging agencies and companies to advertise more through different add campains and special packages for premium clients.

[stalker]

.. два года это не 10 лет - укладывается в случайную флуктуацию, тем более эти +/- 10 % .. надож как-то инвесторов в лице обывателя энкариджить и позитив разный писать - про экономический рост и тп .. а реально все как было в 1.5-2 раза дороже чем на материке и хрен что найдешь так и есть .. либо это они к выборам (американским) готовятся .. (а может украинским? - гы