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The rise in hiring rates has been attributed to the vaccine roll-out with over 27 million UK adults having received their first dose. According to new data from professional networking site LinkedIn, the hiring rate in the UK has seen an increase in January – February 2021. During this time frame, hiring increased by 2.4 per cent, ultimately suggesting employer confidence is slowly growing. This comes as more UK adults are being inoculated against coronavirus and the roadmap to easing lockdown restrictions is well underway. However, the hiring rate is still down by 5.8 per cent in comparison to figures from early 2020, showing a complete recovery has not yet been made. Many industry hiring rates remain significantly down, including in Recreation and Travel (-43.6 per cent), Energy and Mining (-15.3 per cent), Consumer Goods (-15 per cent), Entertainment (-14.7 per cent), Retail (-12.2 per cent) and Manufacturing (-8.7 per cent). Unsurprisingly, industries which have been instrumental to the pandemic including Healthcare (+34.1 per cent), Public Administration (+32.1%) and Transportation and Logistics (12.6%) are in growth. However, two of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic showed potential signs of recovery as they experienced the biggest spikes in month on
