Job vacancies have plummeted in recent months because of the Covid-19 crisis, with some areas seeing a fall of 80 per cent, it has emerged.
Jobs site CV-Library revealed there was a fall of 62 per cent in the three months to June compared to the same quarter last year.
Cities worst affected by the drop in vacancies included Aberdeen (down 80 per cent), Bristol (70 per cent), Leeds (69 per cent), Birmingham (68 per cent) and Glasgow (down 67 per cent), said the report.
Administration, design, sales, recruitment, catering, media, and marketing were the sectors to suffer most, research indicated.
Lee Biggins, chief executive of CV-Library, said: “It’s no secret that lockdown measures stunted the UK economy and labour market during this period.
“As a result, businesses had no choice but to put a pause on their hiring plans and make difficult decisions about their workforce.
“These figures are pretty bleak and naturally, some industries and locations have been more affected by others, although the market is already showing signs of recovery this month, albeit very slowly.”
Average pay dropped in sectors hardest hit by the pandemic, down by almost a fifth in leisure and tourism, nine per cent in charities and eight per cent in catering, the report added.
