KPMG & REC Report on Jobs June 2026
The headline figures evidence:
- Permanent placements fall markedly, and at the quickest rate for ten months
- Sharper upturn in candidate availability amid reports of redundancies
- Temporary vacancies fall at slowest rate in 22 months
I started in recruitment in 1999 and have hired through the dot-com crash (2000), the Great Recession (2008–2009) and through COVID-19.
This is worse than any of those challenging economic times.
And the redundancies continue.
At Clarity, we're working proactively to help those who have lost their jobs and need support to find work.
If you're hiring and think that we might be able to match one of these people to your opportunity, please contact us.
Contact us now for a free, no-obligation chat. Contact Clare here.
Clare Wight is the founder and Managing Director of Clarity Appointments, an independent recruitment specialist. She served as a Regional Director for The Employment Agents Movement, supporting other independent recruiters.
She remains an active member of Recconnect (formerly Members Only), a recruitment leadership network promoting high ethical standards, collaboration, diversity, equity and inclusion.
She believes business owners are more fulfilled and higher-performing when they provide emotional and professional business support to other business owners, even those they deem to be competitors. She does this actively, whilst challenging and updating her skills and knowledge of the recruitment sector, enabling her to offer the best advice to firms looking to make their next hire.
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