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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Hiring by UK firms slows amid ‘lingering economic uncertainty’

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The availability of candidates for new jobs rose in June at the sharpest rate since December 2020, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG. Photograph: Aleksandr Davydov/Alamy

British businesses are slowing down hiring just as the number of people looking for work rises, according to data that suggested “lingering uncertainty” over the economic outlook.

The availability of candidates for new jobs rose in June at the sharpest rate since the height of the UK’s coronavirus restrictions in December 2020, according to the latest report on jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.

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