Want Mondays to mean more? 2015 might be the year for you…
The first working Monday of the New Year, dubbed ‘Massive Monday’, boasted record breaking numbers of new jobseekers and employment opportunities for 2015.
The day, which fell on January 5th, saw 11,599 new jobs added to reed.co.uk, the highest recorded in a single day since 2008, with the busiest period (between 11:00am – 12:00 pm) accounting for more than 64,000 visits.
It also meant the site saw 235,981 applications and 17,730 new candidate registrations over a 24 hour period, with many workers reconsidering their career options as their resolutions kicked in. The total number of job applications made increased by 31% compared with the same Monday in January last year.
For certain industries, the appeal of ‘Massive Monday’ was even greater. According to the reed.co.uk Job Index (which tracks the number of new job opportunities and the current salaries on offer), Transport and Logistics saw the highest growth in applications year-on-year with a 500% increase on 2014. Manufacturing came in second highest, recording a 400% increase, while secretarial and PA positions rose by 253% from 2014.
The latest figures also reveal the top year-on-year growth sectors for jobs advertised are Energy (77.7%), Hospitality and Catering (63.3%) and Social Care (60.1%). The Energy (9.2%) and Engineering (6.5%) sectors have seen the most growth in job vacancies month-on-month.
Commenting on the latest figures, James Reed, Chairman of reed.co.uk said:
“Massive Monday was even bigger this year, with more applications and job opportunities live on reed.co.uk than ever before. Many of us start January eager to make a fresh start and for lots of people, that means finding a new job.
“With growing confidence in the market, 2015 looks set to be a bumper year of new opportunities.”
