There was a 20% monthly fall in the number of candidates being placed in new travel jobs in November, although the figure was still up by 17% from the same month last year.
Compared to previous years, November 2022’s total was level with November 2019 and up by 7% from November 2018, but down by 27% from November 2017.
New job opportunities in the travel industry also slipped in November, with a 28% fall from October and an 8% dip from November 2021.
Last month’s total was the second lowest of the year behind only August, and was also down by 5% from November 2019, down by 25% from November 2018 and down by 9% from November 2017.
However, it was a slightly more positive month for new jobseekers, with the number of candidates starting their search for a new travel job dipping by 3% in November, but jumping by 65% from the same month in 2021.
Barbara Kolosinska, managing director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: "Whichever way you look at it, November was one of the slowest months of the year for travel recruitment activity.
"The one concern of course is candidate numbers, which have increased in six months of 2022 so far, but have fallen in five.
"For the travel industry to fully recover in the long-term, we all need to do whatever we can to attract new talent into our sectors and entice those who have left to come back – and this should be a real goal for us all in 2023."
