Shortage of job seekers stokes London recruitment crisis

London workers face a jobs bonanza as businesses attempt to hire post-Covid

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The London recruitment crisis caused by a rush of post-pandemic hiring as many jobseekers leave the capital shows little sign of abating, according to the latest research from global accounting giant KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Anna Purchas, London office senior partner at KPMG, said the capital was facing “the sharpest fall in permanent labour supply in the country” and warned that “the talent shortage in the capital has the potential to impact plans for growth significantly.”