Prospect of a Jobs Comeback in the Balance because of Tough Economic Headwinds – JobsOutlook

Prospect of a jobs comeback in the balance because of tough economic headwinds – JobsOutlook

Published byREC29 May 2025|StatisticsProspect of a jobs comeback in the balance because of tough economic headwinds – JobsOutlookThe chances of seeing a sustained bounce back in hiring this year is possible but hangs in the balance because of employers’ concerns about the strength of the economy, suggests the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) / Whitestone Insight JobsOutlook.Permanent hiring intentions are a bellwether for th…

Jobs comeback remain uncertain

The latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) / Whitestone Insight JobsOutlook suggests the chances of there being a sustained bounce back in hiring

A few more than half of the jobs created in the first four months of the year were in the service sector, which increased by 2.19% in relation to March, although the sector with greater growth was civil construction, with an increase of 4.73%, according to data from the Ministry of Labour. In April the balance was positive and led to the creation of 257.528 jobs, a figure representing an increase of 7.2% compared to the same month last year. The…

"I believe that the labour market is relaxing. In February and March there were oscillations that could be related to Carnival, but in general it is more restrictive," says economist Leonardo Costa, of Asa