The UK jobs market is booming, recording the highest ever number of vacancies due to a combination of post-Brexit labour shortages and the reopening of the economy following the end of Covid-19 restrictions.
The number of job vacancies rose to a record 1,172,000 in August to October 2021, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. But the latest numbers also show unemployment falling back to pre-Covid levels. There were only 1.3 unemployed people per vacancy in July-September: another record low, meaning the jobs market is at its tightest in decades.
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