Job Vacancy Monitoring Programme Reports
The Department of Labour is no longer publishing the monthly Job Vacancy Monitoring (JVM) figures. The decision not to publish is based on concerns that the JVM figures, which were gathered from newspaper advertisements only, may no longer be a reliable representation of labour market change because of the growth of internet advertising.
The Department is now developing a more comprehensive internet-based series and we have been discussing technical issues with a number of large internet job boards. As soon as the new system is in place, the Department will resume publication of an advertised vacancies series.
In the meantime, any inquiries should be directed to Simon Hall
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Job Vacancy Monitor – December 2007 - At a Glance
Published: 22 January 2007
Description
This report presents data from the Job Vacancy Monitor (JVM), a monthly analysis of job advertisements published in selected editions of 25 regional newspapers and on two IT websites. The JVM enables us to monitor the number of advertised vacancies in each occupational category over time. Analysis of the JVM suggests that it is an indicator of change in labour market tightness, or change in the degree of difficulty of recruiting staff.
Link to full report
Job Vacancy Monitoring Report HTML | PDF [6 pages, 59KB]
Summary from the latest JVM
Jobs advertised in December 2007 fell by 4% compared to a year ago.
Total vacancies advertised in daily newspapers have been in steady decline since December 2004.
Highly skilled vacancies rose by 10% and IT vacancies rose by 22% in December 2007 compared to a year ago. Skilled job vacancies fell by 10% and trades also fell by 10%. Semi-skilled/ elementary vacancies fell by 6% from the level a year ago.
Related information
Downloads: data files available in DATA FILES section.
Future updates
This is a regular monthly report. Reports from previous periods can be found in the archive.
Author or contact details
For further information please contact the Labour Market Skills Team.