Employers on the Yorkshire Coast are continuing to find it difficult to recruit staff.
Across the country new job adverts are at their fourth-highest weekly number since the start of 2020 - research suggests almost a quarter of a million were posted in just seven days earlier this month. In North Yorkshire there was a 9.2% increase in job postings with 21,100 new roles advertised.
Local recruitment specialist Kelly Dunn says there are shortages in many industry's and local firms are having to compete with big city employers.
Driving instructors, prison officers and forklift truck drivers were among roles fuelling the increase - and experts don't think it'll slow down in the run-up to Christmas.
Biggest rises in adverts for
- driving instructors (+32.3%),
- prison officers (+13.0%)
- fork-lift truck drivers (+9.1%)
Notable fall in adverts for
- construction sector roles such as painters and decorators (-17.8%),
- roofers (-13.4%)
- bricklayers (-11.3%)
Kelly Dunn thinks more government help is needed to help smaller forms in coastal and rural areas compete for staff. Especially in middle ranking roles.
According to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest Jobs Recovery Tracker, there were around 221,000 new job postings in the UK in the first week of November. The total number of active job postings reached 2.68 million last week, another new record high for the tracker.
Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, said:
“The latest job advert numbers show recruitment activity staying strong in the run-up to Christmas. The general positive trend varies by region and sector, however. London has been affected more than other areas by the rise of hybrid working, and its jobs market continues to grow at a slower pace than the rest of the UK. And while roles in logistics and care are in high demand, the construction sector saw a drop-off last week as supply issues constrained the industry’s ability to work to capacity.
“It’s vital that, as the recovery continues, government put measures in place that will help companies invest with confidence, thereby increasing productivity and helping the economy to grow. That includes a revolution in the skills system, especially focused on helping those furthest from the labour market into work. The best way to achieve this is through collaboration between business and government, with joined up planning to meet the economy’s needs and deliver prosperity.”
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