Data published on Tuesday (24 October) by C&M Travel Recruitment shows the number of jobs made available in September fell compared against both the previous month, August 2023, and the same month last year, September 2022.
Applicant levels, meanwhile, increased slightly month-on-month in September.
However, according to the new figures from C&M, the number of job openings went down by 45% in September compared with August levels, and plunged by 53% compared with September 2022.