Manufacturing Jobs on the up

There is a good sign for longer-term economic prospects in manufacturing after employment rose to its highest level since December last year. The Manufacturing Job Index high of 116 is a particularly encouraging. These figures are according to the Reed Job Index.

Every month the Reed Job Index tracks the number of new job opportunities and salaries on offer compared to the previous month and against a baseline of 100 set in December last year. The Reed Job Index is based on data from the UK job board reed.co.uk.

Martin Warnes, managing director of reed.co.uk, said: “Employers are still a little nervous about just how sustainable economic recovery will prove to be. At the same time however, some key job sectors bucked the trend, with demand for new staff in these areas rising to their highest level since the Index began.

“The increase in the manufacturing sector demand is particularly significant, with rises to record levels also seen for general insurance, accountancy and charity staff. Clearly while demand in the public sector falls back other areas are preparing for future growth, even though it is difficult to predict how robust this will to be over the rest of the summer.”