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HRj obsf al l38% year onyearbutdemandf ori nt er i mshol dss t r ongas empl oyer sut i l i secont i ngentwor ker s Pr of es s i onal vacanci esf orhumanr es our cess peci al i s t sdr oppedby38. 1 %year onyeari n2020, howeverdemandf ori nt er i msr emai neds t r ongas empl oyer sr el i edont hecont i ngentwor kf or ce. That ’ saccor di ngt onew r es ear chf r om t heAs s oci at i onofPr of es s i onalSt affingCompani es( APSCo) , t het r adeas s oci at i onf ort her ecr ui t ments ect or . Thedat a, pr ovi dedbybus i nes si nt el l i gences peci al i s tVacancys of t , r eveal edt hatt heyear onyear r educt i oni nHRj obswasl ar gel yat t r i but edt ot he UKsfir s tl ockdownwhi chf or cedhi r i ngl evel s downby80. 1 %i nApr i l2020compar edt ot he s amemont hayearear l i er . I ncompar i s on, HRj obs s t ar t edt or ecoverast heyearpr ogr es s edandby quar t er42020, vacanci eswer e1 2%hi ghercompar edt ot hes ameper i odi n201 9. APSCo’ sdat aal s or eveal edt hatwhi l emanyempl oyer sputahol donper manenthi r i ngdur i ngt he pandemi c, ot her st ur nedt ot heflexi bl el abour

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