The latest data for Bolton is now available. August is traditionally a quiet month in the jobs market locally. 64.9% of the working age population are in employment and the JSA claimant count rose by 142 to 8,236. The top ten notified vacancies by occupation were:
Sales representatives 190
Care assistants and home carers 116
Telephone salespersons 82
Customer care occupations 78
Heavy goods vehicle drivers 78
Cleaners, domestics 61
Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 58
Call centre agents/operators 56
Sales related occupations 42
Sales and retail assistants 41
The most popular jobs for applicants appear to be in sales and retail, with Telesales and Contact Centres overlooked.
New vacancies notified to Jobcentre Plus was down on the previous month at 1472 (July - 1538), which is not unusual at this time of year. The good news is this is up by 12% from a year ago (when new vacancies were 1314).
If you are looking for work or a change of career, speak to Good People Services as not only do they have a range of job vacancies they can offer help and support with training and putting your CV together.
Contact Good People Services on 01204 876755
