Vacancies drop to fresh five-year low as small firms remain under pressure – ONS
Job vacancies have fallen to a fresh five-year low as small firms continue to hold back from hiring amid soaring wage costs, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were around 8,000 fewer vacancies quarter on quarter in the three months to August, at 702,000, which remains the lowest since spring 2021, or, outside the Covid pandemic years, for over a decade. Small firms are […]
