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UK Employment Outlook July 2011

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UK Nationwide and Regional OutlookHIGHLIGHTS

Job vacancies rise across the nation. “The employment outlook is positive as the first half of 2011 comes to a close,” said Gautam Godhwani, SimplyHired.co.uk CEO. “June saw an increase in job vacancies in the major cities, indicating a renewed optimism throughout the UK. These findings are in line with a recent survey conducted by the Confederation of British Industry, which found that one-third of employers plan to take on more permanent staff before the end of the year.”

Blackpool leads in job creation. The seasonably warm weather is sending the crowds to the seaside and Blackpool’s job market is heating up as a result. With a 25.4% increase in job vacancies, the city saw the largest gain in June.

London tied with Bradford for lowest job gains. Despite a burst of job creation across the country, the capitol city saw the smallest increase in job creation. At only 4.7% growth, London was tied with Bradford as the slowest mover in June.

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POPULATION RANK REGIONAL AREA JOB VACANCIES

(month-over-month)

1 London (ENG) 4.7%

2 Birmingham (ENG) 11.0%

3 Glasgow (SCT) 14.4%

4 Liverpool (ENG) 12.8%

5 Leeds (ENG) 9.8%

6 Sheffield (ENG) 7.0%

7 Edinburgh (SCT) 12.3%

8 Bristol (ENG) 5.8%

9 Manchester (ENG) 5.8%

10 Leicester (ENG) 19.3%

11 Coventry (ENG) 10.1%

12 Bradford (ENG) 4.7%

13 Cardiff (Wales) 5.6%

14 Belfast (NIR) 20.5%

15 Newcastle upon Tyne (ENG) 13.5%

16 Stoke-on-Trent (ENG) 18.0%

17 Wolverhampton (ENG) 11.4%

18 Nottingham (ENG) 13.5%

19 Plymouth (ENG) 10.6%

20 Southampton (ENG) 7.4%

21 Reading (ENG) 18.4%

22 Derby (ENG) 15.2%

23 Aberdeen (SCT) 19.3%

24 Dudley (ENG) 12.7%

25 Northampton (ENG) 11.7%

Job Vacancies by Regional Area (ranked by Population)

Number of job vacancies listed on SimplyHired.co.uk in the top 50 regional areas

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POPULATION RANK REGIONAL AREA JOB VACANCIES

(month-over-month)

26 Portsmouth (ENG) 11.2%

27 Luton (ENG) 9.5%

28 Preston (ENG) 8.3%

29 Milton Keynes (ENG) 9.1%

30 Sunderland (ENG) 17.8%

31 Norwich (ENG) 16.2%

32 Walsall (ENG) 14.1%

33 Swansea (SCT) 8.5%

34 Bournemouth (ENG) 10.9%

35 Southend-on-Sea (ENG) 16.7%

36 Swindon (ENG) 7.2%

37 Dundee (SCT) 9.8%

38 Huddersfield (ENG) 11.5%

39 Oxford (ENG) 14.0%

40 Blackpool (ENG) 25.4%

41 Bolton (ENG) 13.0%

42 Ipswich (ENG) 20.0%

43 Telford (ENG) 6.0%

44 York (ENG) 5.4%

45 Peterborough (ENG) 17.9%

46 Stockport (ENG) 8.9%

47 Brighton (ENG) 11.0%

48 Slough (ENG) 6.5%

49 Gloucester (ENG) 16.0%

50 Watford (ENG) 10.8%

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About the UK Employment Outlook

The UK Employment Outlook is a monthly forecast and analysis of employment trends in the United Kingdom. These findings are based on monthly job seeker activity on SimplyHired.co.uk, which aggregates millions of listings from over 30,000 employment sites. Some findings may be projected from recent historical data. Data may not be representative of all industries, occupations and/or metro areas.

About Simply Hired

With over eight million job listings, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.co.uk) is the world’s largest job search engine—25 times the size of the biggest job board. Servicing 16 million monthly users across 23 countries, the company powers jobs on over 10,000 network partner sites, including LinkedIn, CNNMoney, The Washington Post and Businessweek. Reaching passive as well as active candidates, the Simply Hired network delivers millions of targeted job applicants and boasts one of the lowest cost-per-hire rates in the industry. The company is based in Mountain View, California and is funded by Foundation Capital and IDG Ventures.

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