A new report has revealed the sectors that have seen the highest increase in job vacancies year-on-year.
CV-Library released their Q2 job market report - finding the top 10 industries that are easiest to get a job in, based on the number of open positions within each.
They compared data from April, May and June 2017, to the same three-month period in 2016, and found that job vacancies are on the rise overall. According to the report, there were 14.9% more jobs being advertised this year, compared to the same time last year.
The industry that saw the most marked increase in job growth was Manufacturing, with a 24% rise in job openings. Manufacturing was closely followed by Charity and Automotive - with industries such as Recruitment and Design also making the top 10.
Competition is certainly a factor new grads will want to consider as they enter the job market - you may be able to up your chances of landing a graduate role by focusing on the industries listed below, where workers are most in-demand.
These 10 industries were shown to have the most growth:
1. Manufacturing
24% more vacancies year-on-year
2. Charity
21% more vacancies year-on-year
3. Automotive
20.4% more vacancies year-on-year
4. Social Care
18.2% more vacancies year-on-year
5. Property Services
16.3% more vacancies year-on-year
6. Recruitment
14.8% more vacancies year-on-year
7. Engineering
11.2% more vacancies year-on-year
8. Design
10.4% more vacancies year-on-year
9. Agriculture
9.9% more vacancies year-on-year
10. Construction
7.2% more vacancies year-on-year
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