Jobs confidence is on the up
THE first national Job Confidence Index has highlighted that the level of job confidence in Yorkshire and the Humber is the second highest in the country.
The index, which reveals the state of the nation’s work and employment prospects based on a study of over 4,000 people in England shows an overall job confidence score of 52.4 for Yorkshire and the Humber. On a national level, the data shows a score of 51.8 out of 100.
The Index, which is based on seven pillars ranging from job and personal experience, qualifications and opportunities, reveals that job confidence in the region is the highest in the country outside the South East of England, which is at a slight increase of 52.8.
Figures show that 62% of employed people feel that it would take them less than six months to find a new job which they wanted if they were made redundant, with 41% feeling they would need less than three months.
According to the research, the mood in the jobs market has improved due to a number of factors ranging from economic recovery (39%), possessing the right work experience (43%), having the right skills and qualifications (49%) to feeling more prepared (30%) and seeing friends and family find new jobs (9%).
Joe Billington, director of the National Careers Service, said: “The Job Confidence Index shows that while job confidence is heading in the right direction, there is still a way to go in ensuring people are ready to find the right job – or the next stage in their career.
“The results reflect what we see on the ground and hear in our call centres, that while people are slowly becoming more confident, we see significant numbers of people who need support and encouragement to take the right steps to a new job.”
