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Recruitment - UK - November 2017

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The market
Figure 1: UK recruitment market value, £ billion, 2013-17
Public sector employment
Figure 2: Total UK public sector employment, '000, Q2 2013-17
Figure 3: Public sector employment by industry type, thousands of people change, June 2016-June 2017
Private sector employment
Figure 4: Total UK private sector employment, '000, June 2013-17
Market segmentation
Temporary and permanent recruitment
Figure 5: Recruitment market value, by type, £ billion, 2013-17
Market factors
Employment levels
Figure 6: UK employment levels, 000 people, 2008-17
Unemployment levels
Brexit; political and economic uncertainty
Market trends
Job vacancies
Figure 7: UK job vacancies, '000, May-July 2008-17
Skills shortages
Market forecasts
Figure 8: UK recruitment market forecast, £ billion, 2013-22
Employment forecasts
Figure 9: UK employment forecast, '000, 2014, 2019 & 2024
What we think
KEY INSIGHTS
How can the UK and the recruitment industry combat growing skills shortages? What has been done over the past year in this regard?
One year on, how has Brexit manifested in the recruitment market? Looking further forward, what issues remain and require tackling?
INTRODUCTION
Issues in the market
Definitions
Methodology
Abbreviations
Market positioning
The supplier
The customer
UK ECONOMY 
Overview
Figure 10: Forecast GDP development, % change, 2017-21
Figure 11: UK GDP quarterly development, 2004-17
Figure 12: UK GDP in economic downturns and recoveries since 1979
Inflation
Interest rates
Consumer spending
Manufacturing
Figure 13: UK manufacturing, 2014-17
Business investment
Figure 14: UK GFCF, £ million, 2003-17
Imports
Exports
MARKET SIZE
Key points
Figure 15: UK recruitment market value, £ billion, 2013-17
Public sector employment
Figure 16: Total UK public sector employment, '000, Q2 2013-17
Figure 17: Public sector employment by industry type, thousands of people change, June 2016-June 2017
Private sector employment
Figure 18: Total UK private sector employment, '000, June 2013-17
MARKET SEGMENTATION 
Key points
Temporary recruitment tightened its dominance over the past year amid uncertainty
Figure 19: Recruitment market value, by type, £ billion, 2013-17
Temporary recruitment demand growth strongest in education, construction and healthcare
Figure 20: Segmentation of temporary and contract employment through recruitment, % by volume, 2015 & 2016
Figure 21: Segmentation of temporary and contract employment through recruitment, % by volume, 2016
Permanent recruitment has seen similar distribution trends in the past year
Figure 22: Segmentation of permanent employment through recruitment, % by volume, 2015 & 2016
Figure 23: Segmentation of permanent employment through recruitment, % by volume, 2016
Regional differences
Figure 24: Regional analysis of UK employment, employment rates, April-June 2016 & 2017
Figure 25: Regional analysis of UK job market, by broad industry group, March 2017
MARKET FACTORS
Key points
Employment levels
Figure 26: UK employment levels, 000 people, 2008-17
Figure 27: UK employment rate, % of the population, 2008-17
Unemployment levels
Brexit: political and economic uncertainty
MARKET TRENDS
Key points
Job vacancies
Figure 28: UK job vacancies, '000, May-July 2008-17
Figure 29: Vacancies by industry, '000, May-July 2016 & 2017
Skills shortages
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 
Key points
Industry development
Changes in the structure of the Industry
Figure 30: Analysis of employment placement agencies, outlets and businesses, % change, 2012-16
Figure 31: Analysis of temporary employment placement agencies, outlets and businesses, % change, 2012-16
Figure 32: Analysis of other human resources provision, outlets and businesses, % change, 2012-16
Industry by turnover
Figure 33: Analysis of financial structure of employment placement agencies, £'000, number of businesses and % change, 2015 & 2016
Figure 34: Analysis of financial structure of temporary employment placement agencies, £'000, number of businesses and % change, 2015 & 2016
Figure 35: Analysis of financial structure of other human resources provision, £'000, number of businesses and % change, 2015 & 2016
Industry by employment
Figure 36: Analysis of the employment structure of employment placement agencies, % of total, 2015 & 2016
Figure 37: Analysis of the employment structure of temporary employment placement agencies, % of total, 2015 & 2016
Figure 38: Analysis of the employment structure of other human resources provision, % of total, 2015 & 2016
COMPANY PROFILES 
ADECCO UK 
Recent company activity
Figure 39: Financial analysis of Adecco UK, £ million, 2012-16
Company strategy
ADVANTAGE RESOURCING UK
Recent company activity
Figure 40: Financial analysis of Advantage Resourcing, £ ‘000, 2012-16
Company strategy
HAYS PLC
Recent company activity
Figure 41: Financial analysis of Hays Plc, £ million, 2012-16
Company strategy
IMPELLAM GROUP UK
Recent company activity
Figure 42: Financial analysis of Impellam Group UK, £ million, 2012-16
Company strategy
KELLY SERVICES UK
Recent Company Activity
Figure 43: Financial analysis of Kelly Services UK, £ million, 2011-14 & 2016
Company strategy
MANPOWER UK
Recent company activity
Figure 44: Financial analysis of Manpower UK, £ million, 2011-15
Company strategy
PAGE GROUP 
Recent company activity
Figure 45: Financial analysis of Page Group UK, £ million, 2012-16
Company strategy
PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP
Recent company activity
Figure 46: Financial analysis of Pertemps Recruitment Partnership, £ million, 2011-15
Company strategy
REED 
Figure 47: Financial analysis of Reed in Partnership, £’000, 2012-16
Figure 48: Financial analysis of Reed Online, £’000, 2012-16
Figure 49: Financial analysis of Reed Learning, £’000, 2012-16
Figure 50: Financial analysis of Reed Specialist Recruitment, £’000, 2012-16
Company strategy
STHREE
Figure 51: Financial analysis of SThree Plc, £’000, 2012-16
Company strategy
ROBERT WALTERS
Figure 52: Financial analysis of Robert Walters, £ million, 2012-16
Company strategy
MARKET FORECASTS
Key points
Figure 53: UK recruitment market forecast, £ billion, 2013-22
Employment forecasts
Figure 54: UK employment forecast, '000, 2014, 2019 & 2024
Figure 55: UK employment forecast, by industry type, '000, 2014, 2019 & 2024
FURTHER SOURCES AND CONTACTS
Trade associations
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Association of Professional Staffing Companies
Recruitment Society
Trade magazines
Human Resources
Online Recruitment Magazine
People Management
Personnel Today
Recruiter
Recruitment International

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