A fall in the rate
of unfilled vacancies and falling structural employment suggests talent mismatch issues are declining.
An increase in the rate
of unfilled vacancies combined with a rising long - term unemployment rate indicates that employers are finding it harder to source workers with the right skills.
The Review Body, which advises government on setting senior civil servants» pay, reports an «unprecedented number
of unfilled vacancies» in the High Court this year.
Recruitment in some local authorities does not match the numbers leaving, meaning the number
of unfilled vacancies is growing.
Not exact matches
The number
of redundancies fell and
unfilled vacancies rose on the quarter: There were 147 thousand redundancies in March to May 2012, down 27 thousand on the previous quarter but up 4 thousand on the year.
«While the
vacancy created as the result
of Tim Carroll's retirement remains
unfilled, the city has — as an interim solution — contracted with an experienced outside communications specialist at a significant savings,» Marion said.
Unfilled vacancies on the courts will be a huge problem when one party does not have control
of both the Senate and the White House.
He warned that 61,000
vacancies will go
unfilled this year due to a lack
of domestic engineers and restrictions on foreigners.
However, the report notes: «Despite the relatively low numbers
of principals reporting
unfilled vacancies in individual curriculum areas, there are still fairly large numbers who report that they have difficulties in suitably filling staff
vacancies across all areas
of the curriculum.»
In secondary schools, the highest staffing shortages were in Mathematics — with five per cent
of schools reporting at least one
unfilled vacancy at the beginning
of 2012.
According to the data, about 11 per cent
of primary principals had at least one
unfilled vacancy for a general classroom teacher at the beginning
of 2012.
Of the 7
vacancies, 2 were refilled during the year and 5 were left
unfilled.
At least part
of the problem «has to be» the result
of unfilled judicial
vacancies, says Hillyer, adding «it is a real hindrance in getting justice for injured folks in a timely manner.»
The European Commission has found a worrying 42 per cent
of UK employers reported difficulties recruiting skilled IT workers — above the EU average — and predicts that there will be 900,000
unfilled technical
vacancies in Europe by 2015, with the number
of digital and technology jobs growing at a rate
of more than 100,000 a year.
The global economy is facing a severe talent mismatch with 18 out
of 30 leading economies facing some form
of skills shortages while unemployment and
unfilled vacancies are rising.
A fall in
unfilled vacancies as a proportion
of total employment has contributed to China's lower score, indicating that employers are finding it easier to find workers with the right skills.